Parthian Books
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A Carnival of Voices in independent publishing. Our titles reflect a diverse and contemporary Wales that cast a keen eye on the wider world.
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The Japanese Ambassador to the UK has been spotted this week in a Welsh pub enjoying a pint of Wrexham lager
Welsh Lager wins over the Japanese Ambassador
Ella Groves The Japanese Ambassador to the UK has been spotted this week in a Welsh pub enjoying a pint of Wrexham lager. Hiroshi Suzuki has been a hit with many in the UK, gaining popularity on socia...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The Japanese Ambassador to the UK has been spotted this week in a Welsh pub enjoying a pint of Wrexham lager
Love Letters on the River is a lyrical, honest & tender tribute to the many creatures ‒ both in the garden & beyond the garden wall ‒ that bring joy to Carly’s life simply by existing.
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Twelve
Read ‘Winter Barn Owl over the Teifi Marshes’ from Carly Holmes’ tender collection of nature essays Love letters on the River.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Love Letters on the River is a lyrical, honest & tender tribute to the many creatures ‒ both in the garden & beyond the garden wall ‒ that bring joy to Carly’s life simply by existing.
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Delve into our short story collections with 20% off. Just use code ADVENT11. Here's just a few of our recommendations.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Delve into our short story collections with 20% off. Just use code ADVENT11. Here's just a few of our recommendations.
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Listen to Angela V. John speak about her book Behind the Scenes: The Dramatic Lives of Philip Burton at the Oldie Literary Lunch
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December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Listen to Angela V. John speak about her book Behind the Scenes: The Dramatic Lives of Philip Burton at the Oldie Literary Lunch
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"The more I read about Brenda, the more I felt a connection forming, as though invisible threads were weaving our lives and paths together."
Read Imogen Davies' interview with film photographer Elin Gruffydd on the release of Sweet Melancholy.
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Read Imogen Davies' interview with film photographer Elin Gruffydd on the release of Sweet Melancholy.
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Nine
Read Imogen Davies' interview with Elin Gruffydd on the release of Sweet Melancholy.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The more I read about Brenda, the more I felt a connection forming, as though invisible threads were weaving our lives and paths together."
Read Imogen Davies' interview with film photographer Elin Gruffydd on the release of Sweet Melancholy.
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Read Imogen Davies' interview with film photographer Elin Gruffydd on the release of Sweet Melancholy.
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On Day 8 of our advent calendar, read Peter Finch's introduction to The Literary Business.
Few others in Wales know the book business and how we got here like Finch does. And few others will have been capable of reporting back in such an entertaining fashion.
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Few others in Wales know the book business and how we got here like Finch does. And few others will have been capable of reporting back in such an entertaining fashion.
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Eight
Read Peter Finch's introduction to The Literary Business.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
On Day 8 of our advent calendar, read Peter Finch's introduction to The Literary Business.
Few others in Wales know the book business and how we got here like Finch does. And few others will have been capable of reporting back in such an entertaining fashion.
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Few others in Wales know the book business and how we got here like Finch does. And few others will have been capable of reporting back in such an entertaining fashion.
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"Libraries are genuine community hubs, and we’re lucky to have so many brilliant spaces in Swansea - long may they be supported. It really has been a pleasure to visit so many libraries over the last couple of months."
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A Big Thank You to Swansea Libraries! — Carys Shannon
Spending time in Swansea’s libraries to talk about Truth Like Water has reminded me that these spaces are about far more than books, they’re about community
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December 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"Libraries are genuine community hubs, and we’re lucky to have so many brilliant spaces in Swansea - long may they be supported. It really has been a pleasure to visit so many libraries over the last couple of months."
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Sort your reading for the new year and get 10% off all our pre-orders. Just use code ADVENTSEVEN at the checkout, offer ends at midnight this New Year's Eve. There's a little bit of something for everyone, have a browse of our upcoming titles.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sort your reading for the new year and get 10% off all our pre-orders. Just use code ADVENTSEVEN at the checkout, offer ends at midnight this New Year's Eve. There's a little bit of something for everyone, have a browse of our upcoming titles.
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Launched in style this June, with a canoe trip down the River Avon with fellow writer Tyler Keevil. Boundary Waters is a tragicomic tale of love, loss and redemption.
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Six
"What I didn’t know then was that everything that had led me on my hapless way – the desire to imagine what it had been like back then, the thrill of being in a landscape that had hardly altered since...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Launched in style this June, with a canoe trip down the River Avon with fellow writer Tyler Keevil. Boundary Waters is a tragicomic tale of love, loss and redemption.
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Republished this summer as the latest title within our Library of Wales series, The Summer Flood 'occupies an important place in the vanguard of queer literature’. @norenashopland.bsky.social
Read the foreword by Mike Parker below.
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Read the foreword by Mike Parker below.
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Five
Read Mike Parker's foreword to Gornowy Rees' classical novel The Summer Flood.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Republished this summer as the latest title within our Library of Wales series, The Summer Flood 'occupies an important place in the vanguard of queer literature’. @norenashopland.bsky.social
Read the foreword by Mike Parker below.
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Read the foreword by Mike Parker below.
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@johnsamjones.bsky.social interviews author Petar Andonovski and translator Christina E. Kramer on Macedonian queer novel The Summer Without You
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Four
On day four read John Sam Jones' interview with Macedonian author Petar Adonovski and translator Christina E. Kramer, in celebration of the english translation of The Summer Without You, released last...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@johnsamjones.bsky.social interviews author Petar Andonovski and translator Christina E. Kramer on Macedonian queer novel The Summer Without You
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'What I love most about the writing is the uncertainty. Even though I have the correct map for navigation in my head, I never know if something interesting will draw my attention & instead of following the map, I start walking down some wild & impassable roads.'
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Four
On day four read John Sam Jones' interview with Macedonian author Petar Adonovski and translator Christina E. Kramer, in celebration of the english translation of The Summer Without You, released last...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
'What I love most about the writing is the uncertainty. Even though I have the correct map for navigation in my head, I never know if something interesting will draw my attention & instead of following the map, I start walking down some wild & impassable roads.'
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Make yourself a cuppa and tune into Carys Shannon's interview with the @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social! Exploring her writing journey to publication and staying true to her voice.
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Three
On Day Three tune into Carys Shanon's interview with the London Writer's Salon on 'Staying True to Your Voice and Finding the Right Publisher'; exploring Carys' journey to publication for her evocativ...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Make yourself a cuppa and tune into Carys Shannon's interview with the @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social! Exploring her writing journey to publication and staying true to her voice.
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Travel the world from the comfort of your favourite book nook! Browse our rich catalogue of translated literature including novels translated from Basque, Latvian, Czech, French, Slovakian, and Turkish.
Get 40% off our translated titles! Just use ADVENTTWO
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Get 40% off our translated titles! Just use ADVENTTWO
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day Two
On Day Two explore new worlds from the comfort of your favourite reading spot and pick up one of our translated titles with 40% off.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Travel the world from the comfort of your favourite book nook! Browse our rich catalogue of translated literature including novels translated from Basque, Latvian, Czech, French, Slovakian, and Turkish.
Get 40% off our translated titles! Just use ADVENTTWO
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Get 40% off our translated titles! Just use ADVENTTWO
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Read the freebie - buy the book! A great Christmas present for anyone contemplating a move to Japan for work or pleasure.
Diving headfirst into the snow on day 1 of our literary advent calendar! Sharing a chapter from The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima by Susan Karen Burton
Read Jac Philip's story from the snowy hills of Furano, Hokkaidō
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Read Jac Philip's story from the snowy hills of Furano, Hokkaidō
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day 1
Join us for our annual advent calendar, sharing literary delights, discounts and deal in the lead up to Christmas. On day 1 read Read “Powder to the People! The philosophy of capitalist ski bum, Jac P...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Read the freebie - buy the book! A great Christmas present for anyone contemplating a move to Japan for work or pleasure.
Diving headfirst into the snow on day 1 of our literary advent calendar! Sharing a chapter from The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima by Susan Karen Burton
Read Jac Philip's story from the snowy hills of Furano, Hokkaidō
www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...
Read Jac Philip's story from the snowy hills of Furano, Hokkaidō
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Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day 1
Join us for our annual advent calendar, sharing literary delights, discounts and deal in the lead up to Christmas. On day 1 read Read “Powder to the People! The philosophy of capitalist ski bum, Jac P...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Diving headfirst into the snow on day 1 of our literary advent calendar! Sharing a chapter from The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima by Susan Karen Burton
Read Jac Philip's story from the snowy hills of Furano, Hokkaidō
www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...
Read Jac Philip's story from the snowy hills of Furano, Hokkaidō
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Pat Edwards finds Ben Rhys Palmer’s poetry collection Breakfast with the Scavengers to be a bit of a wake-up call
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London Grip Poetry Review – Ben Rhys Palmer – londongrip.co.uk
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November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Pat Edwards finds Ben Rhys Palmer’s poetry collection Breakfast with the Scavengers to be a bit of a wake-up call
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Megan at Waterstones Cardiff restocking Rape of the Fair Country.
In the heart of iron country, this unforgettable novel begins the saga of the Mortymer family. Emblematic of a nation’s history and struggle, first published in 1959, Rape of the Fair Country has become an icon of Welsh literature
In the heart of iron country, this unforgettable novel begins the saga of the Mortymer family. Emblematic of a nation’s history and struggle, first published in 1959, Rape of the Fair Country has become an icon of Welsh literature
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Megan at Waterstones Cardiff restocking Rape of the Fair Country.
In the heart of iron country, this unforgettable novel begins the saga of the Mortymer family. Emblematic of a nation’s history and struggle, first published in 1959, Rape of the Fair Country has become an icon of Welsh literature
In the heart of iron country, this unforgettable novel begins the saga of the Mortymer family. Emblematic of a nation’s history and struggle, first published in 1959, Rape of the Fair Country has become an icon of Welsh literature
Des Clifford, literary editor of @nation.cymru , takes a deep dive into the connections between Wales and Japan featured in Susan Karen Burton's absorbing new book of oral history, The Transplantable Roots of Catherine Huws Nagashima
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Book review: The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima: encounters with the Welsh in Japan by Susan Karen Burton
Desmond Clifford This book is a collection of interviews with Welsh people living in Japan. They are a diverse bunch including ecologists, writers, translators, farmers, video game entrepreneurs (coal...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Des Clifford, literary editor of @nation.cymru , takes a deep dive into the connections between Wales and Japan featured in Susan Karen Burton's absorbing new book of oral history, The Transplantable Roots of Catherine Huws Nagashima
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It’s our bookshop signing day with Mari Ellis Dunning and Carys Shannon. Come say hello at our stops along the way 👋🏻
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It’s our bookshop signing day with Mari Ellis Dunning and Carys Shannon. Come say hello at our stops along the way 👋🏻
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
Join us tonight at Addyman Books in Hay-on-Wye for a fantastic Dark Nights are for Reading in collaboration with @honnopress.bsky.social and @fireflypress.bsky.social.
Wrap up warm and see you there at 7pm!
Wrap up warm and see you there at 7pm!
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Join us tonight at Addyman Books in Hay-on-Wye for a fantastic Dark Nights are for Reading in collaboration with @honnopress.bsky.social and @fireflypress.bsky.social.
Wrap up warm and see you there at 7pm!
Wrap up warm and see you there at 7pm!
Join Carys Shannon tomorrow at 6pm for the Literary Salon Series at the Cultural Institute, Swansea University. Discussing her suspenseful debut novel Truth Like Water with @elaine-canning.bsky.social
Register for your free spot below. @covertocoveruk.bsky.social
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Register for your free spot below. @covertocoveruk.bsky.social
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Literary Salon Series - Swansea University
All the upcoming and previous events hosted by the Cultural Institute as part of the long running Literary Salon series
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November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Join Carys Shannon tomorrow at 6pm for the Literary Salon Series at the Cultural Institute, Swansea University. Discussing her suspenseful debut novel Truth Like Water with @elaine-canning.bsky.social
Register for your free spot below. @covertocoveruk.bsky.social
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Register for your free spot below. @covertocoveruk.bsky.social
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Join Carys Shannon and Mari Ellis Dunning for a Dark November Chill event at Pen'rallt Gallery Bookshop, TONIGHT at 18.30 (doors at 18.00). Delving into the darker worlds of fiction writing in conversation with Carly Holmes. @honnopress.bsky.social
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DARK NOVEMBER CHILL / TYWYLLWCH TACHWEDD — galeri a siop lyfrau pen'rallt gallery bookshop
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November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Join Carys Shannon and Mari Ellis Dunning for a Dark November Chill event at Pen'rallt Gallery Bookshop, TONIGHT at 18.30 (doors at 18.00). Delving into the darker worlds of fiction writing in conversation with Carly Holmes. @honnopress.bsky.social
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Join us for a #DarkNightsareforReading soiree at
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Join us for a #DarkNightsareforReading soiree at
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
Delve into the darker worlds of fiction this November with two gripping debuts; Truth Like Water by Carys Shannon, and Witsh by Mari Ellis Dunning from @honnopress.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Delve into the darker worlds of fiction this November with two gripping debuts; Truth Like Water by Carys Shannon, and Witsh by Mari Ellis Dunning from @honnopress.bsky.social.