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At a time of biodiversity loss and climate grief, we need to reset our relationship with the natural world. ‘Cynefin’ helps us hear the voices of people down the centuries who have, through poetry, expressed a different way of connecting with the living world around us. Carwyn Graves explores how the Welsh poetic tradition offers a different view of nature and connecting to our place in the world, and demonstrates its power to help us address the challenges we face. Find fresh perspectives from themes of grief and loss mediated through snow and the cuckoo’s song, to ecological sensibilities in medieval poems and the generosity of the water that drives the water wheel. In a thousand years of poetry we see the natural world portrayed not as a pristine realm but a human home; bittersweet as well as welcoming.

Easy-to-read but forensic investigation into how Wales has been short-changed by both Westminster and the Welsh Government since devolution, condemned to the lowest standards of living in the UK. The current set-up is failing Wales: this is a rallying cry to the people who call it home to demand better.

Tonwen Neli Tomos takes on a new challenge, both profesionally and personally, in a local regeneration project. She's a larger than life character with a big mouth but also a big heart. She's also determined to succeed, even when that involves taking massive risks that threaten to derail the whole venture. The award-winning author of Capten…

At a time of biodiversity loss and climate grief, we need to reset our relationship with the natural world. ‘Cynefin’ helps us hear the voices of people down the centuries who have, through poetry, expressed a different way of connecting with the living world around us. Carwyn Graves explores how the Welsh poetic tradition offers a different view of nature and connecting to our place in the world, and demonstrates its power to help us address the challenges we face. Find fresh perspectives from themes of grief and loss mediated through snow and the cuckoo’s song, to ecological sensibilities in medieval poems and the generosity of the water that drives the water wheel. In a thousand years of poetry we see the natural world portrayed not as a pristine realm but a human home; bittersweet as well as welcoming.

In Luned's first novel a cast of characters live their varied lives over the course of a year in a small unnamed town, somewhere on the border between England and Wales. The novel intertwines the profound and the humorous and humor and hope, together with a deep sympathy for the characters, permeate the telling.

A historical novel exploring the life of Nest, Princess of Deheubarth in the 12th century and her struggle to survive and discover her identity as she navigates an uncertain and dangerous path between Welsh and Norman worlds.

A heart-warming, timely tale for KS1 (ages 3-7) by an author and illustrator who have both won multiple awards for their children’s books. A new family moves in next door and Bob and new boy Tim become friends. The book is a celebration of difference and has a strong message of kindness to all.

When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world. So began a glittering career covering the Eichmann trial, interviewing Che Guevara and scooping the story of Suez collusion. Morris transitioned in the early seventies and documented the experience in Conundrum. She was a pioneer and her books, including ‘Venice’ and the ‘Pax Britannica’ trilogy, have inspired readers across the globe. Here, renowned travel writer and biographer Sara Wheeler uncovers the complexity of this 20th-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Morris’s work conjured the spirit of place, yet her late masterpiece Trieste celebrates ‘the meaning of nowhere’; she was a Welsh nationalist who wasn’t Welsh; a preacher of kindness with a cruel side. This is a portrait of an astonishing life, and a scintillating story of longing, travel and never reaching

A collection of surreal short stories, with elements of science fiction and a large dose of black humour. This is Wales … but strange things lurk under the surface. Contains strong language, murder and other cool things.

Magw and Thelma are best friends who live and work in London. Their friendship is at the heart of this witty novel exploring the complexities of relationships, by the author of Sgen I’m Syniad (I Haven’t a Clue).