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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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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
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Join Carys Shannon on her debut book tour with events and signings held throughout the month.

"Suspenseful and suffused in the uncanny power of the ever-shifting tides of a Welsh estuary, Carys Shannon’s Truth Like Water is a first-rate mystery novel” – Joanne Owen, @lovereadinguk.bsky.social
Book tour poster for Carys Shannon and her debut novel Truth Like Water. For full events details please visit the Parthian Books events page.
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Carys Shannon will be joining her editor Carly Holmes at Goldstone Books Carmarthen to discuss her atmospheric debut novel Truth Like Water.

Wednesday October 15th at 7pm. Free entry!
Carys Shannon in conversation with her editor Carly Holmes. Wednesday 15th of October, 7pm at Goldstone Books in Carmarthen. Free entry 'As atmospheric and evocative as the scent of the salt marsh itself ... quietly devastating.' - Emma Darwin 'Welsh Noir at its best. Sparkling prose, complex characters, and an intimate plot that shimmers with honesty.' - Philippa Holloway
September 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Did somebody say 25% off pre-orders? Offer running until midnight Thursday 31st July, exclusively on @waterstones.bsky.social website and app. #wpreorder

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A graphic depicting 25% off pre-orders of Peter Finch's The Literary Business and Carys Shannon's Truth Like Water. Use code SUMMER25, available exclusively on the Waterstones website and app.
July 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Come and celebrate Canada week with us with Tristan Hughes, Tyler Keevil and Catrin Menai. 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Tomorrow (3/7) at 6:30pm at Pen’rallt Bookshop, Machynlleth and on Friday (4/7) at 7pm at Menai Bridge Library, Anglesey.

Full info on our events page ↙️
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July 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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📚 We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for the prestigious 2025 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition. 🎉 Congratulations to all the shortlisted writers! www.swansea.ac.uk/cultural-ins...
A graphic depicting the 2025 shortlist for the Rhys Davies short story competition.
June 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Join us for the launch of Carly Holmes’ splendid collection of nature essays Love Letters on the River. Sunday 6th of July, 3pm at The Coach House in St Dogmaels.
A graphic depicting the launch event for Love Letters on the River by Carly Holmes. LAUNCH OF NATURE ESSAYS BY CARLY HOLMES AND EXHIBITION OF THE ARTWORK BY GUY MANNING. SUNDAY JULY 6TH, 3PM AT THE COACH HOUSE / Y CARTWS, SHINGRIG, ST DOGMAELS FREE ENTRY
June 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Vote for Little Universe by Natalie Ann Holborow in the People’s Choice Award in Wales Book of the Year Awards 💫✨

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A copy of poetry collection Little Universe by Natalie Ann Holborow is placed on a a wooden table with purple irises placed on the book.
June 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Happy Publication Day to Boundary Waters by Tristan Hughes!
A copy of Tristan Hughes’ latest novel Boundary Waters up in the blue sky.
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Award-winning authors Tyler Keevil and Tristan Hughes will be signing books on 5th June at @bookhaus.bsky.social, Bristol before launching their Canadian canoe down the River Avon to celebrate the launch of their two books Boundary Waters and Take Three Canadians. Join us for the madness 🛶
A graphic advertising the book signing and canoe launch at bookhaus Bristol. The event is on the 5th June with book signing from 12.30 and launching the canoe by the Nova Scotia pub. Free to attend.
May 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Squealing and kicking our feet at Parthian HQ this afternoon! Congratulations to Natalie Ann Holborow and her poetry collection Little Universe for making the shortlist for Wales Book of the Year 2025!
The cover image of Little Universe by Natalie Ann Holborow shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2025 A graphic logo for the wales book of the year 2025 shortlist.
May 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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‘Over the past year, I have immersed myself in Brenda’s work, both art and literature, & in doing so, have discovered the many threads that intertwine our lives & paths, leading to this broad study of island life, art, literature, mythology & photography.’

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May 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Delve into the world of Slovak literature and come along to one of Nicol Hochholczerová’s book tour dates celebrating the English release of This Room Is Impossible To Eat! Full details on our website.

@juliasherwood.bsky.social

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A graphic depicting the book tour of Nicol Hochholczerová.
May 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Delighted to reveal the cover for Carys Shannon’s gripping debut Truth Like Water. Out this September!

This is a story of lost women – some who can be found again, and some who can’t.

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A graphic revealing the cover for Truth Like Water by Carys Shannon. A blonde young woman with blonde hair is holding a camera facing forwards. In the background there are horses standing on mudflats. The whole cover is in a blueish hue.
May 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Red Roses/Rhosys Cochion by Leo Drayton from queer anthology Room/Ystafell/Phòng.

Standing in solidarity with trans women and the wider trans community today and always 🏳️‍⚧️💜
April 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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🌿Cover Reveal 🌿Carly Holmes’ tender collection of essays is a homage to the wildlife and creatures that surround the Teifi valley, beautifully illustrated throughout by local artist Guy Manning.

Pre-order your copy of Love Letters on the River,out this July!

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A graphic image displaying Carly Holmes latest publication Love Letters on the River. The cover depicts the river Teifi painted by Guy Manning
April 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Happy Publication Day to Bathing on the Roof by Tracey Rhys and Breaking a Mare by Christina Thatcher!
April 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Another lovely year at London Book Fair #LBF25! Exciting things to come including short story anthology Stepsisters, featuring 6 female Irish writers, translated into English for the first time and Bianca Bellová latest novel The Invisible Man @publishingwales.bsky.social
A selection of Parthian titles showcased at the London Book Fair The Cyhoeddi Cymru/Publishing Wales stand at the London Book Fair
March 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Don’t forget to get those entries in! The New Welsh Writing Awards close at midnight tonight 🖋️

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January 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Tomorrow night at 7:30pm with @natholborow.bsky.social ✨
January 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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New year, new books? Yes please!
We've got lots of exciting titles coming out this year so have a little gander on our pre-order page and kick off those 2025 reading lists.
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A banner image displaying upcoming book releases by Parthian. Top row (left to right) Boundary Waters, This Rooms is Impossible To Eat, Behind the Scenes: The Dramatic Lives of Philip Burton, Measuring the Distance, The Plankton Collector, Earwitness: A Search for Sonic Understanding in Stories. Bottom row (left to right) The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima: Encounters with the Welsh in Japan, Bushmeat, Breaking A Mare, Slatehead, Street-fighting and Other Past Times.
January 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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On Day 1 of our #advent calendar you can read the short story ‘Banter’ from Özgür Uyanik’s debut collection Men Alone

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A graphic depicting Day 1 of our festive advent calendar. A hand is holding the book Men Alone:Stories
December 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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It was a fantastic evening of celebrations, discussion and readings. Featured here is winning writer of the 2024 Rhys Davies Short Story Award Tanya Pengelly, reading her ‘emotionally breathtaking’ tale A Dictionary of Light written in memory of her late father.
Tanya Pengelly the winning author of The Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology reads from the collection A Dictionary of Light.
November 28, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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A Dictionary of Light launched last night 💚 Celebrating the 12 writers of the 2024 Rhys Davies Short Story Award! Thanks again to all the featured authors, @elaine-canning.bsky.social, Rebecca F. John and to @swanseastones.bsky.social for hosting us!
A group photo featuring some of the shortlisted writers of the Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology, editor Elaine Canning, guest judge Rebecca F. John and publisher Parthian Books.
November 28, 2024 at 6:09 PM