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As we start a new month, lockdown restrictions are easing, and bookshops will begin to reopen on the April 12th throughout Wales. March has been a great month for Parthian’s authors, with some fantastic reviews over the past few weeks for Tristan Hughes, Lewis Davies and more!   Revenant  by Tristan Hughes   March was a great month for Tristan Hughes, as Revenant was crowned ‘Book of the Month’ by the Books Council of Wales. In celebration of the achievement, our intern Kate Waldock interviewed Tristan about his fiction, writing, and any advice he may have for aspiring writers - over on AM...

This BBC Radio 4 programme brings to life three selected stories from Leonora Brito’s short story collection Dat’s Love and Other Stories – narratives which were originally performed live online as a National Theatre Wales production.

It's less than a week now until the first Parthian Podcast series - Queer Welsh Writing - kicks off!  Streaming should be available from all the usual listening platforms - and definitely on Spotify - by the 1st April. The Parthian channel has already gone live, with a short trailer to whet your appetite for the first episode - a cracking conversation between Daryl Leeworthy and Jeffrey Weeks. Jeffrey's much-awaited memoir Between Worlds: A Queer Boy from The Valleys is released on the same day. We can't wait to share this extra insight into the author and his quite incredible life.  ...