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August 3, 2017
Win a copy of Black Shiver Moss
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Black Shiver Moss, Graham Mort’s masterly tenth collection of poetry. To enter, simply sign up to the Seren newsletter before 1st September:https://www.serenbooks.com/newsletter/signup About Black Shiver Moss:Gra…
August 1, 2017
Legend of the month, Robert Minhinnick: all books 30% off
Each month we are shining the spotlight on one outstanding author in celebration of Wales’ year of legends, and for August, this is the prize-winning author of poetry, essays and fiction, Robert Minhinnick. Minhinnick is the co-founder of the environ…
July 28, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘The Lovely Disciplines’, Martyn Crucefix
This week our Friday Poem is the title poem from Martyn Crucefix’s brand new collection, The Lovely Disciplines, which came out just yesterday. Displaying his characteristic flair, craft and intelligence, Crucefix’s new poems often begin with the vis…
July 27, 2017
July Book Giveaway: win a copy of The Women of Versailles
You’ll need to hurry, because there are only a few days left for you to enter our monthly giveaway – and this month, the prize is a copy of Kate Brown’s ‘extraordinarily timeless’ debut novel, The Women of Versailles. To enter, simply sign up to the…
July 26, 2017
Martyn Crucefix explores the curiosities of the contemporary world in new poetry collection
Martyn Crucefix’s new collection, The Lovely Disciplines, is newly available from Seren. Composed with his characteristic grace and precision, these new poems step straight into a contemporary world where cursors blink, people Skype, consult Google S…
July 23, 2017
Summer Sale Bestsellers
There’s still time to take advantage of our big summer sale, which ends midnight tonight. But what should you buy? All our books are half price, and that includes a gloriously diverse range of books – everything from novels and short stories to poetr…
July 22, 2017
Summer sale, half-price spotlight: Alun Lewis
Our Legend of the Month’s extraordinary war poetry, short stories, and biographies (written by John Pikoulis) are all included in the half-price summer sale – and the offer ends this Sunday. Who was Alun Lewis? Alun Lewis was born on the 1st July, 19…
July 21, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘The 2nd Razumovsky Quartet and the Reductionists’, Vuyelwa Carlin
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘The 2nd Razumovsky Quartet and the Reductionists’, from Vuyelwa Carlin’s fourth collection, The Solitary. Known for her distinctive style that owes something to Emily Dickinson’s brevity, Carlin is a surprising and unusu…
July 20, 2017
Half-Price Hidden Gems: Prize-winners from the archives
Today we shine the spotlight on some hidden gems from the archives – fiction, poetry and non-fiction prize-winners from years passed which, if you haven’t read already, come highly recommended. We’ve just passed the mid-week hurdle, and that means th…
July 18, 2017
Summer Sale: Seren books half price this week
Much like the nice weather, the Seren summer sale isn’t hanging around: for one week only, all our books are half price. Everything from poetry to novels, short stories, art, history and biography are included, and with so much choice, we thought you…
July 17, 2017
Summer Sale: Seren books half price for one week only
Summer is here and with it comes our half price sale. For one week only, enjoy 50% off our books – everything from poetry, novels, short stories, art, biography and our enduringly popular Mabinogion books are included, so what are you waiting for? Ha…
July 14, 2017
Friday Poem – ‘Brown Furniture’, Ellie Evans
This week our Friday Poem is ‘Brown Furniture’ from The Ivy Hides the Fig-ripe Duchess by Ellie Evans. Ellie Evans’ first and only collection, The Ivy Hides the Fig-ripe Duchess, was published in 2011, a year before Evans sadly passed away. In this e…
