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E-books, Fiction, News, Parthian Books, Poetry -

Our latest batch of ebooks are due to be launched through the first week of August, and we've got some lovely titles on the list!

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Books, Fiction, Parthian Books, Reviews, Sam Adams, The Road to Zarauz -

Nation.Cymru have reviewed Sam Adams's poignant coming-of-age novella, The Road to Zarauz, describing it as a 'tight, taut tale of four young men heading for a sojourn in Spain in the summer of 1954'.

'For the remaining three men who took the road to Zarauz, with its dark curtains of storm and endless sweep of beach, they know that this was the place where, indubitably, their youthful dreams had ended, shattered like Guernica.'

You can read the full review here.

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Authors, Books, Fiction, News, Parthian Books, Richard Gwyn, The Blue Tent, Wales Literature Exchange -

'My concerns are primarily with matters of perception, and the many ways that individuals attempt to overcome the recurrent problem of communication. I try not to get hung up on trivia, and at the same time I love detail.'

Wales Literature Exchange, for their annual Bookcase, have selected The Blue Tent by Richard Gwyn as one of their 2019/2020 Welsh literary works recommended for translation.

Click the link here to read what Richard had to say when they interviewed him.

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Authors, Books, Fiction, Jodie Bond, Parthian Books, The Cardiff Review, The Vagabond King, writing -

For their New Welsh Writers series, The Cardiff Review's Jamie Gillingham interviewed Jodie Bond (The Vagabond King) about all things writing. The series 'speaks to new voices in Welsh literature, delving into how they got their start and what advice they might have for other emerging writers.'

Jodie talks about her writing routine, her inspirations, and her experience of the route into publishing.

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Banned literature, Books, Fiction, Insomnia, Reviews, Translation -

Lee Tisdale, in the latest issue of New Welsh Review, gives a thoughtful review of Bels's Cold War classic, the infamous, previously banned Insomnia.

'Alberts Bels’ accessible and compelling novella Insomnia depicts Soviet-era Latvia through the eyes of Mr Eduards Dārziņš.'

You can read the full review via the link here.

And you can buy the book here.

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