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A non-fiction imprint of @uniwalespress.bsky.social, est. 2022 | Supported by the #Books Council of #Wales
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New Events!
Author Gosia Buzzanca will be at events throughout November, discussing her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
Author Gosia Buzzanca will be at events throughout November, discussing her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
The weather is now well and truly wintery...which is perfect reading weather!
Why not curl up with @shedworking.bsky.social's wonderful book about books 'My Year of Reading Welshly: Discovering Wales in 52 Books' and find some inspiration for your next read too!
www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
Why not curl up with @shedworking.bsky.social's wonderful book about books 'My Year of Reading Welshly: Discovering Wales in 52 Books' and find some inspiration for your next read too!
www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The weather is now well and truly wintery...which is perfect reading weather!
Why not curl up with @shedworking.bsky.social's wonderful book about books 'My Year of Reading Welshly: Discovering Wales in 52 Books' and find some inspiration for your next read too!
www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
Why not curl up with @shedworking.bsky.social's wonderful book about books 'My Year of Reading Welshly: Discovering Wales in 52 Books' and find some inspiration for your next read too!
www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
'...an uplifting account of how Gosia was able to find acceptance of her past and build a life of love in wales.'
Thrilled to see Gosia Buzzanca's 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' as one of Stylist's 8 Memoirs to Change How You See the World!
Discover more: www.stylist.co.uk/books/best-m...
Thrilled to see Gosia Buzzanca's 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' as one of Stylist's 8 Memoirs to Change How You See the World!
Discover more: www.stylist.co.uk/books/best-m...
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
'...an uplifting account of how Gosia was able to find acceptance of her past and build a life of love in wales.'
Thrilled to see Gosia Buzzanca's 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' as one of Stylist's 8 Memoirs to Change How You See the World!
Discover more: www.stylist.co.uk/books/best-m...
Thrilled to see Gosia Buzzanca's 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' as one of Stylist's 8 Memoirs to Change How You See the World!
Discover more: www.stylist.co.uk/books/best-m...
Join author Gosia Buzzanca at Cwtsh, Newport! Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕢 7:30pm
📅 28 November
🎟️ £3
📍 Cwtsh Community & Arts Centre, Newport
🕢 7:30pm
📅 28 November
🎟️ £3
📍 Cwtsh Community & Arts Centre, Newport
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Join author Gosia Buzzanca at Cwtsh, Newport! Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕢 7:30pm
📅 28 November
🎟️ £3
📍 Cwtsh Community & Arts Centre, Newport
🕢 7:30pm
📅 28 November
🎟️ £3
📍 Cwtsh Community & Arts Centre, Newport
Books that document the power of human journeys 📚
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys chosen by Gosia Buzzanca, author of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World'.
Read in @bigissue.com here: www.bigissue.com/culture/book...
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys chosen by Gosia Buzzanca, author of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World'.
Read in @bigissue.com here: www.bigissue.com/culture/book...
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Books that document the power of human journeys 📚
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys chosen by Gosia Buzzanca, author of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World'.
Read in @bigissue.com here: www.bigissue.com/culture/book...
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys chosen by Gosia Buzzanca, author of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World'.
Read in @bigissue.com here: www.bigissue.com/culture/book...
Calan Gaeaf Hapus and happy #Halloween! 🎃
In need of some last minute costume inspiration or perhaps you prefer spending Halloween night curled up with a good #book?
We have plenty of otherworldly tales and characters for you to discover...📚👻
In need of some last minute costume inspiration or perhaps you prefer spending Halloween night curled up with a good #book?
We have plenty of otherworldly tales and characters for you to discover...📚👻
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Calan Gaeaf Hapus and happy #Halloween! 🎃
In need of some last minute costume inspiration or perhaps you prefer spending Halloween night curled up with a good #book?
We have plenty of otherworldly tales and characters for you to discover...📚👻
In need of some last minute costume inspiration or perhaps you prefer spending Halloween night curled up with a good #book?
We have plenty of otherworldly tales and characters for you to discover...📚👻
New Events!
Author Gosia Buzzanca will be at events throughout November, discussing her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
Author Gosia Buzzanca will be at events throughout November, discussing her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New Events!
Author Gosia Buzzanca will be at events throughout November, discussing her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
Author Gosia Buzzanca will be at events throughout November, discussing her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
Join author Gosia Buzzanca at @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social this Saturday!
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
There She Goes My Beautiful World ticket
Join us for an evening in conversation with Gosia Buzzanca, hosted by Sophie Calon, to celebrate her new book There She Goes, My Beautiful World! When: 1/11/25 18:30 start (doors 18:15) Where: 26a Crw...
www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Join author Gosia Buzzanca at @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social this Saturday!
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
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Gosia Buzzanca will be in Bookspace #Cardiff this weekend with her gorgeous #memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 🌍 I'll be catching her on Sunday in #Aberaeron & I'm so looking forward to it! 📚
There She Goes My Beautiful World ticket
Join us for an evening in conversation with Gosia Buzzanca, hosted by Sophie Calon, to celebrate her new book There She Goes, My Beautiful World! When: 1/11/25 18:30 start (doors 18:15) Where: 26a…
www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Gosia Buzzanca will be in Bookspace #Cardiff this weekend with her gorgeous #memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 🌍 I'll be catching her on Sunday in #Aberaeron & I'm so looking forward to it! 📚
Out now!
Gosia Buzzanca's memoir of her extraordinary ordinary life is available now!
Pick up your copy now from your favourite local bookshop or via the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Gosia Buzzanca's memoir of her extraordinary ordinary life is available now!
Pick up your copy now from your favourite local bookshop or via the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Out now!
Gosia Buzzanca's memoir of her extraordinary ordinary life is available now!
Pick up your copy now from your favourite local bookshop or via the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Gosia Buzzanca's memoir of her extraordinary ordinary life is available now!
Pick up your copy now from your favourite local bookshop or via the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
One week to go!
Pre-order your copy of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World', Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir. This story of a lifelong quest for home will call to anyone who has ever felt lost or incomplete, and who yearns to find a place where they belong.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Pre-order your copy of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World', Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir. This story of a lifelong quest for home will call to anyone who has ever felt lost or incomplete, and who yearns to find a place where they belong.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One week to go!
Pre-order your copy of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World', Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir. This story of a lifelong quest for home will call to anyone who has ever felt lost or incomplete, and who yearns to find a place where they belong.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Pre-order your copy of 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World', Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir. This story of a lifelong quest for home will call to anyone who has ever felt lost or incomplete, and who yearns to find a place where they belong.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Come browse Calon books at Frankfurt!
You can find a range of our latest #books and pick up a catalogue to discover our upcoming spring titles too 📚
You can find a range of our latest #books and pick up a catalogue to discover our upcoming spring titles too 📚
We are all set up at @buchmesse.de!
We are thrilled to be celebrating our fantastic #books and showcasing #Wales to the world!
Come find us on IPG stand B70/73 in Hall 6.0, where you can also browse books from our trade imprint, Calon 📚
You can also browse our books on Wales Stand B38.
#FBM25
We are thrilled to be celebrating our fantastic #books and showcasing #Wales to the world!
Come find us on IPG stand B70/73 in Hall 6.0, where you can also browse books from our trade imprint, Calon 📚
You can also browse our books on Wales Stand B38.
#FBM25
October 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Come browse Calon books at Frankfurt!
You can find a range of our latest #books and pick up a catalogue to discover our upcoming spring titles too 📚
You can find a range of our latest #books and pick up a catalogue to discover our upcoming spring titles too 📚
Reposted by Calon
It’s Frankfurt Book Fair set up day! Look at all the lovely books from @uniwalespress.bsky.social and @calonbooks.bsky.social 📚 🤩
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It’s Frankfurt Book Fair set up day! Look at all the lovely books from @uniwalespress.bsky.social and @calonbooks.bsky.social 📚 🤩
Wonderful to hear author Sarah Siân Chave speak about her new book on Radio Bath's Earth Matters!
Listen from 7:11 www.mixcloud.com/radiobath/ea...
Listen from 7:11 www.mixcloud.com/radiobath/ea...
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Wonderful to hear author Sarah Siân Chave speak about her new book on Radio Bath's Earth Matters!
Listen from 7:11 www.mixcloud.com/radiobath/ea...
Listen from 7:11 www.mixcloud.com/radiobath/ea...
Reposted by Calon
The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts is a well researched exploration of paranormal folklore throughout Welsh history with a heavy focus on stories not as commonly known in English speaking communities.
Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts
Check out The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts - Wales is a land with a vast wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whethe...
uk.bookshop.org
October 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts is a well researched exploration of paranormal folklore throughout Welsh history with a heavy focus on stories not as commonly known in English speaking communities.
Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
📚 New event! 📚
Join author Marc P. Jones who will be speaking about his book 'The Long Unwinding Road: A Journey Through the Heart of Wales' at The Cwtsh Arts Centre, Newport.
Join author Marc P. Jones who will be speaking about his book 'The Long Unwinding Road: A Journey Through the Heart of Wales' at The Cwtsh Arts Centre, Newport.
September 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📚 New event! 📚
Join author Marc P. Jones who will be speaking about his book 'The Long Unwinding Road: A Journey Through the Heart of Wales' at The Cwtsh Arts Centre, Newport.
Join author Marc P. Jones who will be speaking about his book 'The Long Unwinding Road: A Journey Through the Heart of Wales' at The Cwtsh Arts Centre, Newport.
Coming soon!
Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' will be publishing on 23 October.
Pre-order now from your favourite local bookshop or through the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' will be publishing on 23 October.
Pre-order now from your favourite local bookshop or through the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
September 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Coming soon!
Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' will be publishing on 23 October.
Pre-order now from your favourite local bookshop or through the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Gosia Buzzanca's debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' will be publishing on 23 October.
Pre-order now from your favourite local bookshop or through the link below 📚
www.uwp.co.uk/book/there-s...
Join @carwyngraves.bsky.social, author of 'Tir' and 'Welsh Food Stories' at this year's Abergavenny Food Festival, speaking about 'The Lost Language of Welsh Food' 📚🍽️
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 September
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
For more:
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 September
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
For more:
Iaith Goll Bwyd Cymreig / The Lost Language of Welsh Food - Abergavenny Food Festival
Sesiwn iaith Gymraeg. Clustffonau cyfieithu ar y pryd ar gael ar gyfer y di-Gymraeg / Welsh language session. Simultaneous translation headset available for non-Welsh
www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join @carwyngraves.bsky.social, author of 'Tir' and 'Welsh Food Stories' at this year's Abergavenny Food Festival, speaking about 'The Lost Language of Welsh Food' 📚🍽️
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 September
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
For more:
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 September
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
For more:
Ymunwch â @carwyngraves.bsky.social, awdur 'Tir' a 'Welsh Food Stories' yng Ngŵyl Fwyd y Fenni eleni! Bydd Carwyn yn siarad am 'Iaith Goll Bwyd Cymreig'
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 Medi
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
Mwy o wybodaeth:
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 Medi
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
Mwy o wybodaeth:
Iaith Goll Bwyd Cymreig / The Lost Language of Welsh Food - Abergavenny Food Festival
Sesiwn iaith Gymraeg. Clustffonau cyfieithu ar y pryd ar gael ar gyfer y di-Gymraeg / Welsh language session. Simultaneous translation headset available for non-Welsh
www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ymunwch â @carwyngraves.bsky.social, awdur 'Tir' a 'Welsh Food Stories' yng Ngŵyl Fwyd y Fenni eleni! Bydd Carwyn yn siarad am 'Iaith Goll Bwyd Cymreig'
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 Medi
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
Mwy o wybodaeth:
🕧12:30 - 1:15
📅21 Medi
📍 Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
Mwy o wybodaeth:
Heno! Tonight!
Pob lwc to Calon author Gwyneth Lewis who has been nominated for the Sky Arts Literature Award!
Make sure to tune in to Sky Arts (channel 36 on Freeview) from 9pm for the results!
Read more here: skyartsawards.sky
Pob lwc to Calon author Gwyneth Lewis who has been nominated for the Sky Arts Literature Award!
Make sure to tune in to Sky Arts (channel 36 on Freeview) from 9pm for the results!
Read more here: skyartsawards.sky
🎇📚 SHORTLISTED! 📚🎇
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
September 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Heno! Tonight!
Pob lwc to Calon author Gwyneth Lewis who has been nominated for the Sky Arts Literature Award!
Make sure to tune in to Sky Arts (channel 36 on Freeview) from 9pm for the results!
Read more here: skyartsawards.sky
Pob lwc to Calon author Gwyneth Lewis who has been nominated for the Sky Arts Literature Award!
Make sure to tune in to Sky Arts (channel 36 on Freeview) from 9pm for the results!
Read more here: skyartsawards.sky
The natural world is so often the inspiration for art, music, and poetry. ‘The Rising of the Lark’ was collected in the 1870s by Welsh poet and musicologist John Ceiriog Hughes.
September 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The natural world is so often the inspiration for art, music, and poetry. ‘The Rising of the Lark’ was collected in the 1870s by Welsh poet and musicologist John Ceiriog Hughes.
Waterfalls are ethereal places and have long been significant in #folklore. They are often the places where people pause for rest on long walks and are spaces of quiet contemplation.
September 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Waterfalls are ethereal places and have long been significant in #folklore. They are often the places where people pause for rest on long walks and are spaces of quiet contemplation.
🎇📚 SHORTLISTED! 📚🎇
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
September 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎇📚 SHORTLISTED! 📚🎇
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
Reposted by Calon
Day 26 - @sealeychallenge.bsky.social The Art or Losing Ed M. Wynn Thomas, @calonbooks.bsky.social
#poetry #writing #books #readers
#poetry #writing #books #readers
August 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Day 26 - @sealeychallenge.bsky.social The Art or Losing Ed M. Wynn Thomas, @calonbooks.bsky.social
#poetry #writing #books #readers
#poetry #writing #books #readers
Did you know that the source of Hafren, the River Severn, is rainwater? This gathers into pools on the high Pumlumon peatland plateau in the Cambrian Mountains, mid Wales…
Discover more in ‘Hafren: The Wisdom of the River Severn’ by Sarah Siân Chave, available in your favourite local bookshop 📚
Discover more in ‘Hafren: The Wisdom of the River Severn’ by Sarah Siân Chave, available in your favourite local bookshop 📚
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know that the source of Hafren, the River Severn, is rainwater? This gathers into pools on the high Pumlumon peatland plateau in the Cambrian Mountains, mid Wales…
Discover more in ‘Hafren: The Wisdom of the River Severn’ by Sarah Siân Chave, available in your favourite local bookshop 📚
Discover more in ‘Hafren: The Wisdom of the River Severn’ by Sarah Siân Chave, available in your favourite local bookshop 📚
In need of some last minute plans for the long weekend? Your local bookshop has everything you need 📚
August 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In need of some last minute plans for the long weekend? Your local bookshop has everything you need 📚