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

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Have you ever wondered what writers listen to when working on a book? In today’s guest post, @alhub.bsky.social shares some of the songs he listened to whilst writing his debut novel ‘Storm’ www.serenbooks.com/2025/10/gues.... Find his book in bookshops from today!

In @alhub.bsky.social’s scintillating debut the university town of Aberystwyth is held captive by a violent storm. With weird things happening all over town, Josephine is caught in the middle. But something is watching and it’s about to go walking again... Buy now www.serenbooks.com/book/storm/

We’re delighted that both Bethany Handley and @alisonbinney.bsky.social are Highly Commended in this year’s @forwardprizes.bsky.social www.serenbooks.com/2025/10/beth.... Their Highly Commended poems are both in the ‘Forward Book of Poetry 2026’.

You can now take @natholborow.bsky.social’s ‘Wild Running: South Wales’ with you on the go! Buy the ebook on our website through our partners Glassboxx or from your favourite ebook provider www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-ru...

Treat yourself to some new poetry this #NationalPoetryDay! There’s a whole range of great poetry books waiting to be discovered on our website www.serenbooks.com/books/poetry/

Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Let's hear it for the poets and poetry publishers who enrich our lives! Here are just a few to get us started ❤️ @serenbooks.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @emiliejelinek.bsky.social @niaandthepoems.bsky.social @courtneyconrad.bsky.social @alisonbinney.bsky.social

Published today, ‘Gwrachod Cymru | Welsh Witches’ by Efa Lois is the perfect autumn read 🍂 ✨ This fascinating compendium explores the stories of over 100 witches from Welsh history & folklore, exposing the misogyny in their narratives & celebrating female power www.serenbooks.com/book/gwracho...

Absolutely loved this from @alisonbinney.bsky.social and @serenbooks.bsky.social. It’s so full of love.

In ‘Film & TV Places of Wales’ Celyn Jones and Frances Turpin zoom in on Wales’ cultural and artistic links to cinema exploring homegrown classics, TV favourites and Hollywood epics from Wales’ on-screen history. Publishing 20 October. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/film-tv...

From today you can hear @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social talking about the poetry, wild swimming and ‘Battery Rocks’ on the BBC Countryfile #Plodcast. Listen here www.countryfile.com/podcast. Buy your copy of ‘Battery Rocks’ from your local bookshop!

✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨ ✨'This is not a play: mixing up the genres' with Amanda Dalton Mon 29 Sept, 7pm ✨'Self-Portrait, with Poems' with Jonathan Edwards Tues 30 Sept, 11am Sign up here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Testimony’ by @alisonbinney.bsky.social from her collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ www.serenbooks.com/2025/09/frid...

Here's my 'short & sweet' poetry newsletter for Sept: info on 'dance as if' launch events in Cornwall & London @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social & recommending @mptmagazine.bsky.social Plus an article on how I write @serenbooks.bsky.social See mailchi.mp/10e91fb65935... #danceasif #poetry #howiwrite

So much looking forward to this! @serenbooks.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social

Coming soon: Laura Wainwright’s debut poetry collection is a powerful exploration of resilience in the face of ecological and human crises. Publishing 15 October. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/the-sto...

“...an excellent present for anyone interested in a slightly offbeat view of Wales.” – Desmond Clifford reviews ‘Vanished Wales: Places Lost in Living Memory’ for @nation.cymru. Catch Carwyn Jones in conversation with Adeloa Dewis at #WaterstonesCardiff tomorrow, 9 September, to find out more!

Don’t forget you can pre-order ‘Wild Running’ on our website or in your local bookshop www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-ru...

I'll be running two online #creativewriting courses this autumn 🍁 createdtoread.com/more-online-... There's also a fee waiver scheme & free places for Aber uni students & staff! @serenbooks.bsky.social @aberenglishdept.bsky.social

This is an incredible, awe inspiring book @serenbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #poetry

Coming soon: This autumnal weather 🍂 has us excited to reveal the cover for Efa Lois’ new book ‘Gwrachod Cymru | Welsh Witches’! Publishing on 1 October, her illustrated guide to the witches of Wales is a must-read for anyone interested in Welsh history & folklore www.serenbooks.com/book/gwracho...

On Tuesday 9 September, Carwyn Jones will be at Waterstones Cardiff discussing his new book ‘Vanished Wales: Places Lost in Living Memory' with Adeloa Dewis, presenter of the ITV Wales TV show of the same name. Get tickets here www.waterstones.com/events/vanis...

I have a new #ekphrastic poem in the @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social responding to this painting by Gainsborough from the @amgueddfacymru.bsky.social collection - www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast... @serenbooks.bsky.social

Alex Hubbard's debut 'Storm' is set to be disruptive, turbulent and mesmerising... Watch out! ⛈️ Preorder now from @serenbooks.bsky.social www.serenbooks.com/book/storm #WritingSky #BookSky #Aberystwyth

I'll be running 2 new online #creativewriting courses this autumn! 'Poetry Writing 1: Starting to Write' & 'Inspired by Art: Ekphrastic Poetry & Prose' are available to book now createdtoread.com/more-online-... Please share... #ekphrasis @serenbooks.bsky.social #ekphrasticpoetry #poetry

I know you’re enjoying the summer But there’s some bad weather coming Utterly delighted that my debut is available for pre-order from Seren’s website!

Coming soon: Alex Hubbard's scintillating debut novel ‘Storm‘ is a contemporary Gothic masterpiece which will leave you nostalgic for your small-town uni days. Pre-order online now www.serenbooks.com/book/storm/ @alhub.bsky.social