With Mike Jenkins’ Igh Sheriff o Merthyr, Caitlin Jones enjoys a collection that grounds itself in the familiar to offer a scathing critique of the powers that rule our everyday.
Review: Tryweryn: A New Dawn?
Adam Somerset examines ‘Tryweryn: A New Dawn?’, Wyn Thomas’ third instalment of books that explore the cultural and political history of Wales.
Which Way is Welsh?
Dylan Moore says to improve public discourse, we need to rediscover our moral compass
Review: The Welsh Way: Essays on Neoliberalism and Devolution
Dylan Moore shares his thoughts on The Welsh Way, a new anthology of essays decrying the hold of neoliberal values in the Welsh public sphere.
Why Newport Needs Novels
Dylan Moore explains why his Newport novel, Many Rivers to Cross, had to be fiction – and why Wales’ often disparaged third city is perfect terrain for a writer.
The political chameleon
Daran Hill reviews Martin Shipton’s new biography of George Thomas
South of the Tweed and east of the Severn
Tom Nairn takes a look at a new book exploring the relationship between England and Europe
How to be a Welshman
Daniel G. Williams discusses an autobiography by one of the nation’s organic intellectuals
Discovering the Olchon Valley
John Osmond celebrates the first novel, now filmed, by one of Wales leading young writers