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During October – Black History Month – we wanted to celebrate diversity by highlighting the life of the remarkable Eric Ngalle Charles, famous for his writing, performances, and support of refugees. His inspirational autobiography recounts his arduous journey from Cameroon to Wales, via Russia. I, Eric Ngalle: One Man’s Journey Crossing Continents from Africa to Europe is a harrowing, but hopeful memoir as Eric Ngalle explores his traumatic time seeking sanctuary as a migrant and refugee. His story is one of triumph, as he battles the challenges of human trafficking, fraud and unfamiliar territories.  Born in Cameroon into a family...

  If you are unable to make one of the live signing events but would like a dedicated card to include in the book as a gift we have a limited edition set of cards. These may be pre-ordered either at the participating bookshops or directly through the website  All you need to do is write the dedication you require in the special requests section of our website when ordering or by providing the text on a typed note to the participating bookshop by the 20th of November.     25th November Swansea Waterstones 2pm 26th November Carmarthen Waterstones  3pm...

  26th November Carmarthen Waterstones  3pm 26th November Rhoysgilwen Arts Centre Cardigan 7pm Swansea Waterstones Friday 3rd December 2pm Storyville Pontypridd  Saturday 4th of December 10 am Griffin Books Penarth Saturday 4th of December 1 pm Bookish Crickhowell  Sunday the 5th of December   1 pm     When 'Hymns and Arias' rang out at Cardiff Arms Park some fifty years ago, those great Welsh anthems 'Calon Lân' and 'Cwm Rhondda' had found a companion and the valleys of south Wales had produced a new folk hero. He captures the spirit and the story of the people of Wales with a...

Parthian are proud to be supporting so many October panels and we really hope that you enjoy the range of voices across these unmissable events. Read our summary and buy tickets here!

Parthian author Miren Agur Meabe has been awarded the 2021 Spanish National Poetry Award for her latest poetry collection, Nola gorde errautsa kolkoan (Holding ashes close to the heart)! It's the first time in history that poetry written in Basque receives the highest poetry award in Spain. 'This award is for Euskara, my beloved language, and for the Basque Country,' Meabe said upon receiving the prize. Parthian published Meabe's novel A Glass Eye in 2018, and will be releasing Burning Bones, its follow-up short story collection--both translated by Amaia Gabantxo--by the end of 2021. Holding Ashes Close to the Heart...