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Catch up on the online launch of Deryn Rees-Jones’ 2025 poetry collection ‘Hôtel Amour‘. With guest readings by Olivia McCannon and Menna Elfyn. Launch of ‘Hôtel Amour’ by Deryn Rees-Jones

Launch of ‘Hôtel Amour’ by Deryn Rees-Jones

serenbooks December 11, 2025 1:15 pm

Poet Emily Cotterill reads her poem ‘We Would Like You to Become Your Own Boss’ from her poetry collection ‘Significant Wow’. Buy your copy from your local bookshop or online at serenbooks.com. Emily Cotterill reads ‘We Would Like You to Become Your Own Boss’

Emily Cotterill reads ‘We Would Like You to Become Your Own Boss’

serenbooks December 11, 2025 11:57 am

Poet Emily Cotterill reads her poem ‘GRWM for a Looming Personal Crisis’ from her book ‘Significant Wow’. Available in bookshops and online at serenbooks.com. Emily Cotterill reads ‘GRWM for a Looming Personal Crisis’

Emily Cotterill reads ‘GRWM for a Looming Personal Crisis’

serenbooks December 11, 2025 11:54 am

Poet Emily Cotterill reads ‘Branch Number’ from her book ‘Significant Wow’ which is available online and in bookshops now! Emily Cotterill reads her poem ‘Branch Number’

Emily Cotterill reads her poem ‘Branch Number’

serenbooks May 16, 2025 12:53 pm

Rediscover the chilling work of Elizabeth Walter in ‘Let a Sleeping Witch Lie: Welsh Gothic Stories’. Mixing folklore, history and ancient traditions, these dark tales are perfect reading for long nights by the fire. Order online or in bookshops now www.serenbooks.com. Haunting stories for long winter nights

Haunting stories for long winter nights

serenbooks October 28, 2024 1:14 pm

Katrina Naomi reads her poem ‘in the kelp forest’, winner of the prestigious Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry, from her collection ‘Battery Rocks’. ‘Battery Rocks’ is available in bookshops and online now https://www.serenbooks.com/book/battery-rocks/. Katrina Naomi reads ‘in the kelp forest' from Battery Rocks

Katrina Naomi reads ‘in the kelp forest' from Battery Rocks

serenbooks July 30, 2024 12:46 pm

Farmer’s daughter Beth is a child of nature, utterly at one with the rugged landscape of the Black Mountains on which she tends her family’s sheep. But change is coming to the valley. Grieving for her brother, who has gone missing in action during WWI, Beth has taken to solitude. When a colony of artists arrives, among them Gabriel, she learns to embrace change, only to be faced with a heart-wrenching choice. The mountain, or the one she loves? Diana Powell’s novel ‘things found on the mountain’ is available on our website now https://bit.ly/ThingsFoundOnTheMountain. Produced by David Powell Music generated by Mubert https;//mubert.com/render Copyright 2023 Things Found on the Mountain by Diana Powell

Things Found on the Mountain by Diana Powell

serenbooks June 5, 2023 10:58 am

Sophie Buchaillard shares what she hopes her novel ‘This Is Not Who We Are’ can teach readers about the relationship between truth and information. Order your copy of her novel on our website https://bit.ly/ThisIsNotWhoWeAre. Q&A with Sophie Buchaillard: What do you hope your novel can teach about truth & information?

Q&A with Sophie Buchaillard: What do you hope your novel can teach about truth & information?

serenbooks May 30, 2023 10:32 am

In part 6 of this Q&A with Sophie Buchaillard, we asked her how she struck a balance between writing fiction and accurately portraying historical events in her debut novel ‘This Is Not Who We Are’. Order your copy here https://bit.ly/ThisIsNotWhoWeAre. Q&A with Sophie Buchaillard: How did you balance writing fiction & historical accuracy?

Q&A with Sophie Buchaillard: How did you balance writing fiction & historical accuracy?

serenbooks May 30, 2023 10:32 am

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