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Get 50% off Saints and Lodgers: Selected Poems of W. H. Davies. Selected with an introduction by Jonathan Edwards. Just use ADVENT20 at the checkout (offer runs for 24 hours).  William Henry Davies (1871–1940) was a Welsh poet and writer. He was also a traveller and adventurer, often living on his wits as a tramp and itinerant labourer. After a serious accident while attempting to board a train in eastern Canada while on the way to the Klondike Gold Fields he returned to London and began to write. He would become one of the most popular poets of his time with his work championed...

With only two weeks of December left, it’s almost time to make our New Year’s Resolutions and to say goodbye to 2024. We wanted to reflect on what we’ve been involved with this past year; the books we’ve published, the events we’ve attended and the prizes won by such fantastic writers. There’s been a lot to celebrate: Awards and Nominations Bryony Rheam’s short story collection Whatever Happened to Rick Astley? was nominated for the Outstanding Fiction Book award for Zimbabwe’s National Arts Merit Awards. Joshua Jones’ Local Fires was shortlisted for the 2024 Polari First Book Prize and the Dylan Thomas...