Thrilled for Carys Shannon who will be participating in this year's @hayfestival.bsky.social Writers at Work programme. Embarking on a 10-day creative development opportunity with workshops, mentoring and industry engagement.

Join the Rhydderch Sisters on their Book Tour launching their two new titles It Might Not Be True and Milk Wood Memoir www.parthianbooks.com/pages/events

When you have to start stacking books on top, you’re doing good work.

'a fresh and distinctive collection that reminds us of the magic poetry can bring to the table... They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day; in this case, the nutritional value for the soul is immense. Pull up a chair and eat up, readers.' nation.cymru/culture/poet...

The Young Walter Scott Prize 2026 is officially OPEN FOR ENTRIES. www.walterscottprize.co.uk/home/young-w... #CreativeWriting #HistoricalFiction #WritingCompetition #Writer #Fiction #EnglishTeacher #HistoryTeacher #BookTok #BookSky #YoungWriter #History

A glorious weekend at Laugharne festival with the Rhydderch Sisters ☀️🌿

As a child I longed for escape… I wished things could be different, but what can you do but hold on for the ride? WHITE SHEEP by Odette Debono is out now, available to order from our bookshop with only 99p postage www.parthianbooks.com/collections/...

2 years ago, I published this article in The Western Mail about healthcare bias in #Wales. It was a short extract from a longer essay included in a book called Woman's Wales, released by @parthianbooks.bsky.social.

As a child I longed for escape… I wished things could be different, but what can you do but hold on for the ride? White Sheep by Odette Debono is avaiable to order now www.parthianbooks.com/products/whi...

Join us for a Conversations at the Chapel – Raymond Williams with Professor Dai Smith. 14th May at 8pm artshopandgallery.co.uk/events/conve...

"So … was writing White Sheep cathartic? People ask. They mean well. I look at them as if they’re mad, with a Hell no! face, and a twist on my upper lip – very much like my mother’s when the mood took her." On Being a Writer in Wales: Odette Debono @nation.cymru nation.cymru/culture/on-b...

Odette Debono featured in the Western Mail over the weekend ☀️

"Welsh publishers build international literary connections at London Book Fair" @parthianbooks.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social @welshacademicpress.bsky.social @stdavidspress.bsky.social @helgardk.bsky.social nation.cymru/culture/wels...

A strong cohort of publishers, booksellers and authors from Wales are making their mark at the London Book Fair this week

Celebrating our 5th year at the London 📚 Fair, where we promote the best of Welsh publishing to the world. Yn hybu'r gorau o 📚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 i'r byd ers 5 mlynedd 💪🏽 @graffegbooks.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social @uniwalespress.bsky.social @parthianbooks.bsky.social

Come say hello 👋🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿we’re at stand 2A109 with thanks to @publishingwales.bsky.social @bookswales.bsky.social

Blueprints is here www.parthianbooks.com/products/blu...

Tomorrow evening at 6pm join us for a celebration of Richard and Philip Burton. With Q&A with Professor Angela John and a special screening of the film ‘Mr Burton’ starring Toby Jones www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/por...

"Finch’s art comes from a personal need to create, but his mission extends beyond the self to those of us who may be inclined to follow his lead and make poetry our business." Thanks to Paul Mcdonald, The London Grip for this review of The Literary Business by Peter Finch

We’re delighted to share our Longlist 2026 poster for the #WalterScottPrize. Check out the link to download the free poster! www.walterscottprize.co.uk/wp-content/u... #BookPoster #BookArt #HistoricalFiction #BookCub #BookSky #BookTok

A few days late, perhaps, for a poem about love. But since when has love ever arrived on time? This little ditty comes from Breakfast with the Scavengers, my debut collection, edited by @soozerama.bsky.social and published by @parthianbooks.bsky.social last autumn. 🧟‍♂️

The Waterstones pre-order sale begins today and we've got two titles from Carly Holmes and Francesca Rhydderch included within the offer 🤩 Just use code FEB26 #WPreorder It Might Not Be True - A delicate memoir of life and love and everything in between. (1/2) www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...

Join us for a Griffin Books After Hours special with Peter Finch and The Literary Business. Thursday 5th March, 7.30pm. Tickets below www.ticketsource.co.uk/griffinbooks...

Absolutely delighted that my novel Boundary Waters has made the longlist for the @walterscottprize.bsky.social in Historical Fiction. I'm thrilled and honoured to see it in such amazing company! www.walterscottprize.co.uk/announcing-t...

We are delighted to announce the longlist for the seventeenth #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction, run by The Abbotsford Trust. Congratulations to all of the longlisted authors! #longlist #booksky #histfic #sirwalterscott #booksky www.walterscottprize.co.uk/announcing-t...

Thrilled for Welsh Canadian author Tristan Hughes whose novel Boundary Waters has been longlisted for the 2026 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction ! @tristankhughes.bsky.social @nation.cymru @publishingwales.bsky.social @walterscottprize.bsky.social nation.cymru/culture/wels...

“My writing comes from observing what could be hidden in human relations… what lies beneath a facade, a performance. I think there’s beauty in exposing the complexities and contradictions in the human nature" - Nara Vidal nation.cymru/news/welsh-t...

Looking forward to this tomorrow :) Will have a strong cup of coffee in hand for the weary early bird I am

We are delighted be a recipient of a PEN Translates Award for Brazilian author Nara Vidal's short story collection, Maps to Nowhere (Mapas para desaparecer) Congratulations to Nara Vidal and Emyr Wallace Humphreys www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

We’re delighted to announce that 18 titles from 14 publishers, 12 languages and 16 regions have won #PENTranslates awards. www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

2026's first Just Another Poet interview features Tracey Rhys, discussing her debut collection Bathing on the Roof www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2SD...

We do love a good pie

Join Tracey Rhys, this Friday at 8pm, who will be a guest poet at the Green Room, plus ambitious open mic. £5 entry. BYOB. All welcome. In support of Sustainable Wales. www.sustainablewales.org.uk/events

"Bookshops support reading and creativity while helping sustain cultural life in both the Welsh language and English language." - Bookselling Wales Chair Jo Knell nation.cymru/news/new-rep...

Elin Gruffydd will be talking about her book Sweet Melancholy tomorrow eve, intertwining her own film photography with the words of the artist Brenda Chamberlain, in a visual exploration of Ynys Enlli and the Greek island Hydra. www.tickettailor.com/events/ymddi...

Nation Cymru has been named Online News Site of the Year in the Wales Media Awards for 2025 ✍️ Martin Shipton

Add this to your 'must have this book' list because Katherine's story is going to WOW you!! @parthianbooks.bsky.social

What are your new year reading resolutions?

Festival of the Ghost, Truth Like Water, This Room Is Impossible to Eat and Local Fires all in the 2025 bestseller list at Lily lovely bookshop Book Space in Cathays. Looking forward to more events here in 2026! nation.cymru/feature/cult...

We've had some goblins amiss it seems, locked out of our own shopify advent. So like one of those lucky days that you've realised you've got four teeny tiny chocolates to eat at once, here's four short stories to read amongst the last minute shopping madness. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Folding Rock editor Kathryn Tann talks to Crystal Jeans about her upcoming collection of essays, Blueprints through an old-school e-mail exchange. Read below. foldingrock.com/getting-nake...

Winner of the 2025 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition, Keza O’Neill, joins The Wyn Thomas File to talk about her winning story 'The Man on the Train'. www.mixcloud.com/.../.

Read Eluned Gramich postcard from Osaka, where she participated in the Year of Culture between Wales and Japan www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Get 50% off Alys Conran's critically acclaimed debut novel Pigeon with code ADVENT15. www.parthianbooks.com/products/pig...

'Bush Meat is a sensitive, haunting collection that sets personal stories against a background of historical change. It is thoughtful and perceptive. And a real joy to read.' – Suzy Ceulan Hughes www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

"In Wales, every little pub or café on a wet day is a gift to a writer. Order something from the counter and listen: the hwyl, the humour, the body language, the self-deprecation, the hiss of the coffee machine, the drip of wet anoraks." www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

The Japanese Ambassador to the UK has been spotted this week in a Welsh pub enjoying a pint of Wrexham lager

Love Letters on the River is a lyrical, honest & tender tribute to the many creatures ‒ both in the garden & beyond the garden wall ‒ that bring joy to Carly’s life simply by existing. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Delve into our short story collections with 20% off. Just use code ADVENT11. Here's just a few of our recommendations. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Listen to Angela V. John speak about her book Behind the Scenes: The Dramatic Lives of Philip Burton at the Oldie Literary Lunch www.theoldie.co.uk/lunches/reco...