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ALT Out now! Also featured is the cover of 'Hafren' which has a blue and earth-toned abstract illustration of Hafren (the River Severn) and the Severn Bridge stretching across it.

ALT Afon Hafren, the river Severn, is a mighty Welsh river. She has shaped many histories and is part of many stories. In Celtic traditions, water is a source of wisdom. In a time of ecological crisis, how can we listen to the wisdom of Hafren? Sarah Siân Chave takes us on a journey from Hafren’s source to the sea, following Hafren’s route from Pumlumon in Wales and meandering through England, before she finds her way back home to Wales and to the sea. The journey weaves together Celtic myths, hi

ALT Book cover which features the seasons within a wheel and a stack of books growing higher and higher. Text reads Out Now!

ALT ‘What should I read next?’ Alex Johnson invites you to join him on his year of reading Welshly on a warm and witty journey through 52 books from Wales and about Wales. From novels to poetry to non-fiction, Alex explores a rich and eclectic spread of books. Covering famous favourites such as Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood and Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin’s Ivor the Engine, through to contemporary hits such as Manon Steffan Ros’s The Blue Book of Nebo and Tiffany Murray’s My Family and Other

ALT Cover of Loud Medicine which features a yellow drum kit and black electric guitar. Text read OUT NOW

ALT The music industry as you've never seen it before – from the bottom. Music. We all love it. We can't live without it! But what exactly is it? Why is it so awesome? And who are the mysterious figures who create it, perform it and keep us all stocked up with the good stuff? What's it really like to be in a band and just how bad is the music industry?

ALT Wales Book of the Year/Literature Wales Logo and text reading Rhestr Fer Shortlist 2025

ALT Nightshade Mother cover which features a nightshade plant suffocating and climbing around the title.

ALT Tir cover which features different coloured illustrations of the varied kinds of landscapes explored in the book.

ALT Cover of Raider which features Raymond Chester in his Raider uniform running down the field with the ball.

ALT Dive into the thrilling life of Raymond Chester, the Oakland Raiders legend. While America was convulsed following the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Chester was central to the move of Black American football into the mainstream. From his college glory at Morgan State to his iconic moments on the NFL field, Chester’s

ALT Cover of seascape which features an illustration of a man on a clifftop looking out towards the sea. Text reads 'Out Now!'

ALT Seascape Book Tour 13 March - Mold Bookshop 18 March - Chepstow Library 19 March - Waterstones Swansea 20 March - Waterstones Cardiff 27 March - Lichfield Festival 8 May - Waterstones Aberystwyth 8 June - Monty Lit fest 27 October - Wantage Literary Festival

ALT Cover of Welsh Women on This Day which shows illustrations of the Wales Millenium Centre, Betty Campbell, a dog, a sign saying Votes for Women, a Welsh lady hat, and Jayne Ludlow.

ALT Which Welsh woman led a double life as a pirate and smuggler? Which harpist and wrestler threw a man into a lake? Who led the first society in Wales to campaign for women to vote? Discover 366 surprising and intriguing entries about women from Wales and connected to Wales, from the daring to the dastardly, from the ingenious to inspiring. This essential daily reference offers an eclectic mix of biographies and notable achievements of women who have made a significant contribution to Wales.

ALT Rhys Mwyn yn sgwrsio efo/talks to Neil Collins am ei gyfrol ddiweddaraf/about his recent book International Velvet: How Wales Conquered the '90s Charts. Palas Print 6:30 pm Gwener/Friday, 07-02-25

ALT Rhys Mwyn yn sgwrsio efo/talks to Neil Collins am ei gyfrol ddiweddaraf/about his recent book International Velvet: How Wales Conquered the '90s Charts. Palas Print 6:30 pm Gwener/Friday, 07-02-25

ALT Cover of The Art of Losing which features a lino cut illustration by Ruth Jen Evans which features two plants with a face outline between them. Text reads 'Out now!'.

ALT Grief faces all of us in the end. This collection explores how poets have expressed and attempted to come to some kind of understanding of this universal but often under-discussed emotion. M. Wynn Thomas explores how each poet gives full, unbridled expression of their pain, before moving towards a resolution that places the experience of grief in a consolingly meaningful context.