Published today, ‘Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne’ examines a historic case which saw George Roberts almost tried for a murder he didn’t commit. Simon Tonkin’s careful true crime exploration looks at how social prejudice & ableism may have played a part. Buy now www.serenbooks.com/book/unspeak....

In ‘The Waters That Raised Us’ editor Taylor Edmonds asks nine contemporary Welsh writers to consider how the waters we live alongside shape who we are. The result is powerful collection of unique stories, histories & imagined futures for the waters of Wales www.serenbooks.com/book/the-wat...

In today’s guest post, Elizabeth Parker considers the elements which make up a poet’s toolkit. Two years on from publication of her second collection ‘Cormorant’, she reflects on how the poems make use of traditional tools like form and meter www.serenbooks.com/2026/02/gues...

Awesome new book by my awesome colleague!

Thank you Seren - I'm incredibly pleased and excited Muslim Wales is available for purchase. I really want these stories out there, for the names of Welsh Muslim pioneers to be known, and for Wales' Islamic history to be celebrated. Please do buy, order into libraries, and share with friends.

Published today @abdulazim.bsky.social’s fascinating, vital and beautifully illustrated book ‘Muslim Wales’ explores the deep historic connections between Islam and Wales through the stories of 9 places which trace this history across centuries, Available now www.serenbooks.com/book/muslim-...

Are you thinking of submitting to our Non-fiction Call-out but not sure where to start? Join us this Wednesday 25 February from 7pm for an online Q&A where we'll be talking more about it and answering questions about the process. Register for free here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982431911...

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘For the Origin’ by Rupinder Kaur Waraich from her new collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ www.serenbooks.com/2026/02/frid...

I've updates my website with details of my TWO books - yes that's TWO books - out this year: 1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th 2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th #BookSky #BookNews

Submissions now open 🎉 We know you’ve been waiting patiently, so we’re pleased to be back open for creative non-fiction submissions in two categories: ‘Place-based explorations of Wales’ and ‘Welsh True Crime’. Visit our website for full details www.serenbooks.com/submissions/

Published today, Rupinder Kaur Waraich's tender, laugh-out-loud collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ is a celebration of feminine strength, creativity and survival. Available in bookshops and online now www.serenbooks.com/book/tigress...

Coming soon: ‘In Search of Sea Dragons’ is Matthew Myerscough’s personal account of his journey from novice to expert fossil hunter. Part guide, part love letter to his passion, it'll leave you inspired to find your own adventures. Pub 23 March. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/in-sear...

Looking forward to this in Sheffield on Feb. 11th @serenbooks.bsky.social @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social

Next Mon 2 Feb, I'm reading in Cardiff. Free event. 5 to 7 pm, Porter's. Be lovely to see Welsh & Bristol friends there. @serenbooks.bsky.social @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social #cardiffpoetryreading

We hope you can join us online on 17 March to celebrate publication of ‘Emergency Dream’ by @pollyrowena.bsky.social. She'll be reading alongside @katiescribbles.bsky.social & we’re hosting an open mic. All welcome. Register for free here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981331553...

Coming soon: Growing out of several entangled emergencies, ‘Emergency Dream’ by @pollyrowena.bsky.social seeks to show the inextricability of Climate Justice & Disability Justice, drawing on close observation of the natural & human worlds. Publishing 16 March www.serenbooks.com/book/emergen...

‘Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne’ examines a historic crime from the 1950s in which George Roberts was almost tried for a murder he didn’t commit. Exploring George’s story, it looks at how social prejudice & ableism may have played a part. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/unspeak...

Coming soon: Weaving a poetic narrative of transformation – from girl to woman – Rupinder Kaur Waraich’s tender and laugh-out-loud collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ is a celebration of feminine strength, creativity and survival. Publishing 2 February. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/books/coming...

My reflections on last year including a sneaky little hint of my forthcoming @saraband-books.bsky.social 'in the moment' book #SwimmingTheSeasons here and my forthcoming @serenbooks.bsky.social poetry collection #EmergencyDream - both seasonal, both with lashings of #LakeLight and wagtails.

Seren books is having a half price sale which includes this cracking, funny book by Euron Griffith which is, indeed, a life in six t shirts. www.serenbooks.com/books/non-fi... @serenbooks.bsky.social

Seren have 50% off their books until Sunday - use the code JAN50 www.serenbooks.com/books/poetry/ My Battery Rocks, Wild Persistence & The Way the Crocodile Taught Me are all half price & here's my selection of Seren poets who you might enjoy, all half price @serenbooks.bsky.social #poetry

Happy New Year! We’re back at our desks and our site-wide January Sale is back too 🎉 Use the code JAN50 to claim 50% off all books on our website until Sunday 11 January 2026 (excluding pre-orders and subscriptions) www.serenbooks.com/books/

Thanks @tazrahman.bsky.social for picking out ‘Significant Wow’ by @emilycotterill.bsky.social, ‘I Sing to the Greenhearts’ by Maggie Harris and ‘Hôtel Amour’ by @notjustdancing.bsky.social in your 2025 Books of the Year! All available from our website & in bookshops www.serenbooks.com/books/poetry/

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘II. Night Vision’ by Laura Wainwright from her collection ‘The Storm’s Flora’ www.serenbooks.com/book/the-sto...

Available from today, Christopher Meredith is on the ‘Alternative Stories and Fake Realities’ podcast reading his Christmas-set story ‘The Cavalry‘ from ‘Brief Lives’. Listen here or where ever you get your podcasts www.buzzsprout.com/411730

Back to non-fiction in our 12 Books of Christmas. Accompanying the ITV series, this book explores lost heritage in Wales. Carwyn will join us at Monty Lit Fest 2026 and the book's available at the Bookshop, Montgomery. Christmas is coming... @itvnews.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social

Guest post: Poet Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social reflects on time spent in Paris whilst writing her collection ‘Hôtel Amour’, offering an insight into her writing process & inspirations behind the book www.serenbooks.com/2025/12/gues.... Available now in bookshops & online.

A popular history book from the project is due early next year with @serenbooks.bsky.social - we're excited to share these findings with the wider public in 2026! www.serenbooks.com/book/muslim-...

Have you taken advantage of our special offer yet? From now until the end of December, you can claim £10 off all orders over £30 with the code Xmas25 when shopping on our website. Browse our books here www.serenbooks.com/books/

We’re looking forward to this event on 26 November with the Cultural Institute. Jo Mazelis will be chatting to Sarah Gamble about ‘The Forger’s Ink’. Not to be missed, especially if you’re looking for books to add to your reading list! Register for free here www.tickettailor.com/events/cultu...

A captivating @serenbooks.bsky.social launch tonight of @notjustdancing.bsky.social’s innovative, multilayered & lyrical collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ (alongside fantastic readings from @oliviamcc.bsky.social & Menna Elfyn). 😍

A beautiful reading by @notjustdancing.bsky.social tonight for the launch of Hotel Amour. As @serenbooks.bsky.social editor @zoebrigley.bsky.social said, it's a beautiful brilliant book, full of nearly unbearable grief and nearly unbearable joy. www.serenbooks.com/book/hotel-a...

We’re looking forward to the online launch of ‘Hôtel Amour’ by Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social tomorrow night, 18 November, from 7pm. It’s not too late to register for the link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1765466972.... Deryn will be reading alongside @oliviamcc.bsky.social & Menna Elfyn.

Congrats to our previous Poetry Pamphlet Competition winner, @alisonbinney.bsky.social who was Highly Commended in this year's @forwardprizes.bsky.social! Her collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is available from @serenbooks.bsky.social. #poetry #poetrycommunity #amwritingpoetry

Looking forward to running this new online course! Starts 27th January. Details here - createdtoread.com/about/events... Please share! #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #poetry #creativewriting @serenbooks.bsky.social

Hello again Paris, mon amour @serenbooks.bsky.social

I'm excited to reveal the cover of a new book on the history of Muslims in Wales. The culmination of years of research that shows how long Islam has been a Welsh religion. If this sounds interesting, register to be kept up-to-date linktr.ee/MuslimWales @serenbooks.bsky.social

In ‘Muslim Wales: A History in 9 Places’ Abdul-Azim Ahmed explores the stories of 9 Welsh places, and the people, artefacts and buildings associated with them, which highlight the deep history of Islam in Wales. Publishing 23 February 2026. Pre-order our website www.serenbooks.com/book/muslim-...

We hope you can join us! Register for the Zoom link (free) via Eventbrite if you plan on coming along www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1765466972...

My review of Vanished Wales: Places lost in living memory by Carwyn Jones felcherman.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/v... well worth a read. Available from @serenbooks.bsky.social #books

There's a book launch for this today, at King's Yard in Cardiff. www.facebook.com/events/79496...

Lovely evening at Laura Wainwright’s book launch ‘The Storm’s Flora’ from @serenbooks.bsky.social

Looking forward to being part of the Clwyd Crime Festival on November 6. I'll be talking about the book 'Murder on Ynys Mon' at Wrexham Library. Tickets here www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele... @serenbooks.bsky.social

Edrych ymlaen i siarad am y llyfr 'Murder on Ynys Mon' yn Llyfrgell Wrecsam ar Tachwedd 6 fel rhan o Wyl Drosedd Clwyd. Tocynnau ar gael yma www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele... @serenbooks.bsky.social

I'm going to be on BBC Radio 4's The Verb on Sunday, 5.10 pm, talking poetry & dance, & also a little sea swimming too www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b... @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social

Published today ‘Film & TV Places of Wales’ by Celyn Jones and Frances Turpin looks at a variety of on-screen productions with connections to Wales. They explore a thriving industry underpinned by a wealth of creative talent and technical skill. Available now www.serenbooks.com/book/film-tv...

You may have noticed that our website looks a little different! We’ve been working away on a new brand and are excited to finally share our refreshed look www.serenbooks.com.

📖 Professor Deryn Rees-Jones (@notjustdancing.bsky.social) is giving the Matt Simpson Memorial lecture and reading at the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool on October 30th, 6-8pm @serenbooks.bsky.social Find out more here: Https://www.creativetourist.com/event/deryn-rees-jones/

Dr Juliette Wood provides an illuminating introduction to Efa Lois’ book ‘Gwrachod Cymru – Welsh Witches’. Efa retells the stories, bringing them to life through vibrant illustrations. www.serenbooks.com/book/gwracho... @serenbooks.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social

Dr Juliette Wood yn rhoi cyflwyniad addysgiadol i lyfr Efa Lois ‘Gwrachod Cymru – Welsh Witches’. Mae Efa yn ailadrodd y straeon, gan ddod â nhw yn fyw trwy ddarluniau bywiog. www.serenbooks.com/book/gwracho... @serenbooks.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social