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'Indeed, the book stands up remarkably well (better than some communist empires have ...), showing it is much more than just a product of and reflection on Soviet times and circumstances; its belated translation is very welcome'

Happy publication day to Alberts Bels's infamous novel, Insomnia!

And to celebrate, it's been given a fantastic and indepth first review. You can read the full review here.

'Hey Bert is a powerful blend of the past and the present, of one’s journey through the dark tunnels of trauma.' – Desi Tsvetkova, New Welsh Reader

Read the review in full

Hey Bert, the debut poetry collection by Roberto Pastore, is available now from our online store for £9 and free P&P.

'The dry rustle of hands shoved into coat pockets is an act of protection, hugs are replaced by nervous nods, and to step out into the crisp sunshine more than once is to break the law. Social media is a flickering buzz of news articles, virus-related memes, and screenshots of Zoom meetings, a glass of stockpiled Chablis tilted wryly towards the camera. The line graph of confirmed cases skews alarmingly upwards. 'We are living in strange and unexpectedly challenging times. In between breaking news updates and frightening Covid-19 statistics, there is a sudden influx of articles trying to get us...

Many of us may be stuck at home at the moment, trying to keep our hands clean and stay safe, yet the culture will come to us, if we let it. Trying to raise money for creatives struggling in these strange and difficult times, Wales Arts Review organised an online festival over the weekend, which you can watch for free, but donations are both encouraged and welcomed. Amongst the stellar line up were some of our authors past, present and future and we suggest that you to get yourselves comfy and have a watch / listen: Richard Owain Roberts reads from...

So many lovely comments have been flooding in for Christina Thatcher's second poetry collection 'How to Carry Fire' over the weekend. Look at this blazing spread in the Western Mail Weekend supplement on Saturday by Jenny White. ‘The resulting work cements Thatcher’s position as a distinctive, powerful and unerring authentic new poetic voice - a stall she first set out with More Than You Were, her 2017 debut collection which explored the legacy of her father’s addiction and death. 'While many of her poems deal with gritty topics, they are also strikingly beautiful in the purity of the love they convey. There...