Seren Books

22/07/2025

Tomorrow night, Wednesday 23 July, catch Wendy Allen and Taz Rahman reading from their latest poetry collections at Book Space Cardiff! Tickets £4. Doors open 6:10 pm for 6:30 pm start. Find out more here https://www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/wendy-allen-and-taz-rahman-poetry-ticket

17/07/2025

We’re delighted to see Abeer Ameer on the shortlist for the Forward Prizes for Poetry Best Single Poem – Written! 🎉 Her poem ‘At Least’ was first published by Modron Magazine.

15/07/2025

We’re delighted that Alison Binney has been shortlisted for a Gladstone's Library Residency with her new collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’!

We are thrilled to announce the eight writers shortlisted for Gladstone's Library Writer in Residence programme in 2026!

After receiving an exceptional number of submissions from across the literary spectrum, the library’s Reading Group has shortlisted eight outstanding authors whose work demonstrates intellectual depth, moral imagination, and a commitment to public discourse.

Read about each of the shortlisted titles here: https://buff.ly/S7V0rmH

Thank you Damian Barr () for having the inspiration for Writers in Residence here at Gladstone's Library!

Throughout the summer the Library is running ‘Meet the Shortlist’, a series of blog posts with all the shortlisted writers. Published twice a week, our first post comes later this week. Stay tuned on our website!

15/07/2025

Coming soon: Natalie Ann Holborow encourages you to get out and explore South Wales in trainers in her new book ‘Wild Running’, publishing 15 September. Available to pre-order now https://www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-running/

15/07/2025

On Wednesday 23 July join us on the ITV Wales stand at the Royal Welsh Show for a pre-launch party celebrating publication of ‘Vanished Wales: Places Lost in Living Memory’. All welcome. RSVP here https://forms.gle/gEweZnkNLD3xaYgw7

14/07/2025

We’re delighted that ‘Poem in which I'm a transnational drug smuggler’ by Bethany Handley has been chosen as the Guardian's Poem of the Week. Carol Rumens describes ‘Cling Film’ as “a collection that lifts many veils and lets in much-needed light and air”

A sharp and witty look at the treatment of people with disabilities conveys its anger with arresting artistry

14/07/2025

“‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ is chock full of life, items, thoughts and emotions.” – Mat Riches reviews Alison Binney’s new collection for London Grip https://londongrip.co.uk/2025/07/london-grip-poetry-review-alison-binney/. Available in bookshops now!

11/07/2025

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘(i)’ by Deryn Rees-Jones, the first in a sequence of sonnets from her new collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ https://www.serenbooks.com/2025/07/friday-poem-i-by-deryn-rees-jones/.

10/07/2025

Are you going to see Stereophonics in Cardiff this weekend? Then you’ll love this electric novel by their drummer, Jamie Morrison! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Get your copy here https://www.serenbooks.com/book/wonderboy-and-the-life-times-of-drewford-alabama/

07/07/2025

Happy Publication Day to ‘Hôtel Amour’, Deryn Rees-Jones’ highly anticipated follow-up to the T.S. Eliot shortlisted ‘Erato’! Pick up your copy online and in bookshops now https://www.serenbooks.com/book/hotel-amour/.

07/07/2025

We’re delighted that Katrina Naomi has won the Holyer an Gof Award for Poetry for her collection ‘Battery Rocks’. Get your copy in your local bookshop!