Close up photo of wood turned spindles
In today’s guest post, Elizabeth Parker considers the elements which make up a poet’s toolkit. Two years on from publication of her second collection ‘Cormorant’, she reflects on how the poems make use of traditional tools like form and meter www.serenbooks.com/2026/02/gues...
26.02.2026 14:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Awesome new book by my awesome colleague!
23.02.2026 17:49 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you Seren - I'm incredibly pleased and excited Muslim Wales is available for purchase.
I really want these stories out there, for the names of Welsh Muslim pioneers to be known, and for Wales' Islamic history to be celebrated.
Please do buy, order into libraries, and share with friends.
Photo of Muslim Wales laid out against a textured blue, yellow and cream background.
Photo of the map inside the book illustrated by Khizra Ahmed.
Published today @abdulazim.bsky.social’s fascinating, vital and beautifully illustrated book ‘Muslim Wales’ explores the deep historic connections between Islam and Wales through the stories of 9 places which trace this history across centuries, Available now www.serenbooks.com/book/muslim-...
23.02.2026 14:48 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
Are you thinking of submitting to our Non-fiction Call-out but not sure where to start? Join us this Wednesday 25 February from 7pm for an online Q&A where we'll be talking more about it and answering questions about the process. Register for free here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982431911...
23.02.2026 10:58 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Close up photo of a tiger looking up at the sky.
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘For the Origin’ by Rupinder Kaur Waraich from her new collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ www.serenbooks.com/2026/02/frid...
13.02.2026 11:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've updates my website with details of my TWO books - yes that's TWO books - out this year:
1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th
2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th
#BookSky #BookNews
Submissions now open: Creative Non-fiction. Closing date 13 March 2026.
Submissions now open 🎉 We know you’ve been waiting patiently, so we’re pleased to be back open for creative non-fiction submissions in two categories: ‘Place-based explorations of Wales’ and ‘Welsh True Crime’. Visit our website for full details www.serenbooks.com/submissions/
05.02.2026 16:46 — 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of Tigress With Wings laid out against a wood-effect background.
Published today, Rupinder Kaur Waraich's tender, laugh-out-loud collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ is a celebration of feminine strength, creativity and survival. Available in bookshops and online now www.serenbooks.com/book/tigress...
02.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This cover shows a plesiosaur skeleton against a deep blue background. The text reads In Search of Sea Dragons: A Fossil Hunter's Odyssey, Matthew Myerscough.
Coming soon: ‘In Search of Sea Dragons’ is Matthew Myerscough’s personal account of his journey from novice to expert fossil hunter. Part guide, part love letter to his passion, it'll leave you inspired to find your own adventures. Pub 23 March. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/in-sear...
02.02.2026 10:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Looking forward to this in Sheffield on Feb. 11th @serenbooks.bsky.social @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
28.01.2026 17:22 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Poster to advertise Katrina Naomi's free poetry reading on Mon 2 Feb at Porter's in Cardiff, 5 to 7 pm
Next Mon 2 Feb, I'm reading in Cardiff. Free event. 5 to 7 pm, Porter's. Be lovely to see Welsh & Bristol friends there.
@serenbooks.bsky.social @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social
#cardiffpoetryreading
We hope you can join us online on 17 March to celebrate publication of ‘Emergency Dream’ by @pollyrowena.bsky.social. She'll be reading alongside @katiescribbles.bsky.social & we’re hosting an open mic. All welcome. Register for free here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981331553...
23.01.2026 14:24 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
This cover shows a painting of a fir tree standing in the middle of a forest. The text reads: Emergency Dream, Polly Atkin
Coming soon: Growing out of several entangled emergencies, ‘Emergency Dream’ by @pollyrowena.bsky.social seeks to show the inextricability of Climate Justice & Disability Justice, drawing on close observation of the natural & human worlds. Publishing 16 March www.serenbooks.com/book/emergen...
19.01.2026 16:00 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
This cover shows a collage of black and white images. The text reads: Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne. Simon Tonkin.
‘Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne’ examines a historic crime from the 1950s in which George Roberts was almost tried for a murder he didn’t commit. Exploring George’s story, it looks at how social prejudice & ableism may have played a part. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/unspeak...
12.01.2026 15:00 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This cover shows a painting of a young girl by Amrita Sher-Gil. The text reads: Tigress with Wings, Rupinder Kaur Waraich
Coming soon: Weaving a poetic narrative of transformation – from girl to woman – Rupinder Kaur Waraich’s tender and laugh-out-loud collection ‘Tigress with Wings’ is a celebration of feminine strength, creativity and survival. Publishing 2 February. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/books/coming...
12.01.2026 12:44 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My reflections on last year including a sneaky little hint of my forthcoming @saraband-books.bsky.social 'in the moment' book #SwimmingTheSeasons here and my forthcoming @serenbooks.bsky.social poetry collection #EmergencyDream - both seasonal, both with lashings of #LakeLight and wagtails.
09.01.2026 14:52 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Seren books is having a half price sale which includes this cracking, funny book by Euron Griffith which is, indeed, a life in six t shirts. www.serenbooks.com/books/non-fi... @serenbooks.bsky.social
08.01.2026 17:30 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Smiling woman with a quiff, orange knitwear and three poetry books against a granite wall
9 colourful Seren poetry books laid on a wooden floor
Seren have 50% off their books until Sunday - use the code JAN50 www.serenbooks.com/books/poetry/ My Battery Rocks, Wild Persistence & The Way the Crocodile Taught Me are all half price & here's my selection of Seren poets who you might enjoy, all half price @serenbooks.bsky.social #poetry
07.01.2026 14:03 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Seren Books January Sale. 50% off with the code JAN50 until 11 January 2026
Happy New Year! We’re back at our desks and our site-wide January Sale is back too 🎉 Use the code JAN50 to claim 50% off all books on our website until Sunday 11 January 2026 (excluding pre-orders and subscriptions) www.serenbooks.com/books/
06.01.2026 11:25 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Thanks @tazrahman.bsky.social for picking out ‘Significant Wow’ by @emilycotterill.bsky.social, ‘I Sing to the Greenhearts’ by Maggie Harris and ‘Hôtel Amour’ by @notjustdancing.bsky.social in your 2025 Books of the Year! All available from our website & in bookshops www.serenbooks.com/books/poetry/
15.12.2025 10:44 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Close up photo of evergreen boughs silhouetted against a blurred full moon.
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘II. Night Vision’ by Laura Wainwright from her collection ‘The Storm’s Flora’ www.serenbooks.com/book/the-sto...
12.12.2025 12:30 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A copy of Brief Lives laid out ready to be gift wrapped
Available from today, Christopher Meredith is on the ‘Alternative Stories and Fake Realities’ podcast reading his Christmas-set story ‘The Cavalry‘ from ‘Brief Lives’. Listen here or where ever you get your podcasts www.buzzsprout.com/411730
12.12.2025 12:29 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Back to non-fiction in our 12 Books of Christmas. Accompanying the ITV series, this book explores lost heritage in Wales. Carwyn will join us at Monty Lit Fest 2026 and the book's available at the Bookshop, Montgomery. Christmas is coming...
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Photo of a pink-orange sunset over the trees and rooftops of Paris, Notre-Dame and its cranes just visible on the horizon.
Guest post: Poet Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social reflects on time spent in Paris whilst writing her collection ‘Hôtel Amour’, offering an insight into her writing process & inspirations behind the book www.serenbooks.com/2025/12/gues.... Available now in bookshops & online.
05.12.2025 11:00 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
A popular history book from the project is due early next year with @serenbooks.bsky.social - we're excited to share these findings with the wider public in 2026! www.serenbooks.com/book/muslim-...
28.11.2025 11:22 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
£10 off all order over £30 with the code Xmas25
Have you taken advantage of our special offer yet? From now until the end of December, you can claim £10 off all orders over £30 with the code Xmas25 when shopping on our website. Browse our books here www.serenbooks.com/books/
21.11.2025 15:00 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The Forger's Ink. Jo Mazelis in conversation with Sarah Gamble. Wednesday 26 November 6-7pm. Taliesin Create, Singleton Campus, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP.
We’re looking forward to this event on 26 November with the Cultural Institute. Jo Mazelis will be chatting to Sarah Gamble about ‘The Forger’s Ink’. Not to be missed, especially if you’re looking for books to add to your reading list! Register for free here www.tickettailor.com/events/cultu...
21.11.2025 12:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Black and white blurred motion photographic front cover of Deryn Rees-Jones’s poetry collection ‘Hôtel Amour’.
A captivating @serenbooks.bsky.social launch tonight of @notjustdancing.bsky.social’s innovative, multilayered & lyrical collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ (alongside fantastic readings from @oliviamcc.bsky.social & Menna Elfyn). 😍
18.11.2025 21:09 — 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
A beautiful reading by @notjustdancing.bsky.social tonight for the launch of Hotel Amour. As @serenbooks.bsky.social editor @zoebrigley.bsky.social said, it's a beautiful brilliant book, full of nearly unbearable grief and nearly unbearable joy. www.serenbooks.com/book/hotel-a...
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