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Calon@calonbooks· 14d

One week to go! 'Gathering Days: A collection of things foraged and found' by Ellie Evelyn Orrell is publishing 6 August 🌿 Pre-order your copy now from your favourite local books 📚️

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Text reads: Coming Soon 6 August

I follow the patterns in ever-widening circles. Gathering dust in the heat of summer. Rainwater in all seasons. Occasional snow, glimpsed in the kernel of a persimmon seed. Bramble, acorn, hawthorn and cherry. Tracing the lines of a landscape and the patterns of a year. Towards a greater appreciation of what was there all along.

Along the seasons of a year, Gathering Days recalls the ways in which the act of collecting might offer a sense of purpose in times of uncertainty. Walks across the fields and coasts of Wales bring encounters with stories from elsewhere – a quiet garden in Kyoto or a lamplit street in Seville.

Woven together, these contemplations of land, self and place form a memoir that celebrates the small yet miraculous moments of everyday life, while asking the question of how we might steady ourselves against a landscape.

Calon@calonbooks· 15d

🎪📚Eisteddfod y Garreg Las 📚🎪 P'nawn Mercher nesaf am 14.00yp yn Llwyfan Llyfrau y Pentref Llên, ymunwch mewn sgwrs rhwng Myrddin ap Dafydd a @carwyngraves.bsky.social, awdur y gyfrol ddiweddar 'Cynefin' am botensial chwyldroadol canu natur y Gymraeg.

Calon@calonbooks· 20d

Offer ends today! Follow the link below to pre-order 'Rogues, Rakes and Robbers' by @drangelamuir.bsky.social at @waterstones.bsky.social for 25% off! Ends midnight tonight! Use code SUMMER26 at checkout 📚️

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Calon@calonbooks· 22d

We are delighted to see Mikey Bell's 'How an Egg Changed My Life' included in @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social's Best New Books in 2026! Discover more here and find your copy in your favourite local bookshop! bit.ly/4wT32sF 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/how-an-...

Calon@calonbooks· 24d

Coming soon! 'Rogues, Rakes and Robbers: A True Crime History of Georgian Britain ' by @drangelamuir.bsky.social is publishing 3 September 📚️ Pre-order now from your favourite local bookshop!

Book cover which features illustrations from the Georgian period of a tavern, a man galloping on a horse whilst aiming a gun, two people kissing on a chair, and a crow looking down over the title.

Text reads: Coming soon! 3 September

Exploring detailed accounts of historic crime is one of the best ways to catch a glimpse of a society and its culture decades and centuries later. Of course, stories of crime and deviance are intriguing in their own right; but through understanding the context in which they were committed, how they were made sense of, and how communities and officials responded to them, we can gain incredible insight into life at that time and place.

Uncover the tales of real-life murders, manslaughters, assaults and arson that took place in Georgian Wales and the borders, which together give us a window onto life for ordinary, common people – whose lives would otherwise be lost from the historical record.

From courtship rituals to the value of horses, Georgian attitudes to sex work and insanity, vulnerable adults and fraud, each chapter uses documents from Wales’s Court of Great Sessions to illuminate the past.

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 10

'Shaping the Wild: Wisdom from a Welsh hill farm' by David Elias explores a farm in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park and unpacks what it shows us about the gritty reality of trying to reconcile hill farming and caring for nature. 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/shaping...

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 10

'Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape' @carwyngraves.bsky.social takes us on a tour of seven key elements of the Welsh landscape, such as the ffridd, or mountain pasture, and the rhos, or wild moorland. 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/tir-gra...

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 10

'Return to My Trees: Notes from the Welsh Woodlands' by @mateoy.bsky.social walks more than 300 miles through the ancient and modern forests of Wales, losing himself in their stories. 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/return-...

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 10

'Cynefin: Wisdom from a thousand years of Welsh nature poetry' by @carwyngraves.bsky.social reimagines our relationship with the natural world through the Welsh poetic tradition. 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/cynefin...

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 10

✨📚 Llongyfarchiadau i’n hawdur Gosia Buzzanca ar ennill Gwobr Barn y Bobl Llyfr y Flwyddyn gyda’i hunangofiant cyffredin o anghyffredin 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World'! Llongyfarchiadau i’r holl enillwyr, a diolch i Llenyddiaeth Cymru am noson arbennig yn dathlu’r gorau o lenyddiaeth Cymru!

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 9

Coming soon! We are only one month away from the publication of Ellie Evelyn Orrell's beautiful new book 'Gathering Days: A collection of things foraged and found' 📚️ Pre-order now from your favourite local bookshop!

Book cover which features line drawings of a daffodil, grapes, leaves, a kettle, and a bottle.

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 8

We are so looking forward to the first ever Gŵyl Tysha Festival in Llanelli this weekend! Brush up on the radical history of the Rebecca Riots in 'Rebecca's Country: A Welsh Story of Riot and Resistance' by @rhianejones.bsky.social ✊️ 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/rebecca...

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 7

‘Dylai fod copi ymhob ystafell ddosbarth hanes.’ Adolygiad arbennig o 'Welsh Women on This Day' gan Mared Llywelyn yn rhifyn diweddaraf Hanes Byw! Dewch o hyd i gopi o'r gyfrol a'r cylchgrawn yn eich siop lyfrau leol!

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 2

Out now! 'How an Egg Changed my Life: A Memoir' by Mike Bell is available now! Find your copy in your favourite local bookshop 📚️

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The story of trying to get life right even when things feels a little bit wrong, ‘How an Egg Changed My Life’ is a tender, funny blend of memoir, cookbook and nostalgic observation on what it takes to feel fulfilled.

From growing up as a gay teenager in the Welsh valleys to trying to find his own space in the city, Mikey Bell builds a life that looks good on paper – but a curious sense of dissatisfaction lingers, which makes even the best achievement feel incomplete. With honesty and wit, Mikey’s story captures the disappointment and struggle of discovering that life rarely unfolds as you expected.

During an existential panic, Mikey takes a trip to Italy, cooking and eating his way toward clarity – and along the way examines identity, expectations, success and what it means to find fulfilment. With reaffirming recipes that turn everyday food into a lens for joy, ‘How an Egg Changed My Life’ reminds us that we can always find a new appetite for life, but only when we learn to define w

Calon@calonbooks· Jul 1

New event! Join Mikey Bell at Waterstones Cardiff to discuss his debut memoir 'How an Egg Changed My Life'! Mikey will be in conversation with @emilygarside.bsky.social, author of 'Rainbow Wales' 📚️ 🕢️ 7:00pm - 8:30pm 📆 10 July 📍 Waterstones, Cardiff 🎟️ www.waterstones.com/events/how-a...

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 30

Coming soon! As it's the last day of #Pride month, we're giving you an early sneak peek of one of Calon's 2027 titles! 'Queer Wales on this Day' by @norenashopland.bsky.social is publishing 7 January 📚️ Each daily entry paints a portrait of someone who made a difference by being true to themselves

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 18

'Seascape: Notes from a changing coastline' by @mateoy.bsky.social is now out in paperback! Find a copy in your favourite local bookshop 📚️

Cover of Seascape which features a person stood on a clifftop looking out over a person stood with their arms outstretched in wonder at the seascape.

Text reads: ‘Seascape is a vivid portrait of the Welsh coast as it is today, a fascinating lesson about its many salty pasts, and a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges to come, on the front line of climate change. Matthew Yeomans takes the wide view, and joins the dots, weaving a story that's urgent and informed, but also a good blast of seaside fun.’

Mike Parker

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 13

Happy Indie Bookshops week! This week we are celebrating 20 years of #IndieBookshopWeek! What better way than to visit your favourite local bookshop? Featured bookshops: 📚️ North Books, Hay-on-Wye 📚️ Gay-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye 📚️ Palas Print, Caernarfon

Window display at Gay-on-Wye with Rainbow Wales displayed. Book cover features a pink paintbush painting a rainbow over a plain blue background

Nightshade Mother on a shelf. Cover features a nightshade plant wrapping suffocatingly around the title.

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 9

Don't forget to vote for your Wales Book of the Year favourite! Cast your vote in the People's Choice Award on @nation.cymru's website through the link below 📚️ 🗳️ nation.cymru/culture/vote...

Cover of There She Goes, My Beautiful World which features a polaroid of author Gosia as a small child playing a guitar

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 9

Discover more about the iconic drag artists of Wales in @emilygarside.bsky.social's 'Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present' 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/rainbow...

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 8

🌈 📚️ New Events Added 📚️ 🌈 Join @emilygarside.bsky.social for even more events across June and July! Emily will be speaking about her new book 'Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present 📚️

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 6

✨️ 📚️ Book of the Month 📚️ ✨️ We are so excited that 'Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present' by @emilygarside.bsky.social is the Books Council of Wales's Book of the Month! Head to your favourite local bookshop to find a copy 📚️

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 5

Coming soon! Mikey Bell's heartwarming debut memoir 'How an Egg Changed My Life' is publishing on 2 July📚️ Pre-order a copy from your favourite local bookshop!

Coming Soon!

2 July

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Calon@calonbooks· Jun 5

Next Wednesday! Join @emilygarside.bsky.social for a Shop and Sip evening at Siop Armadillo in the Wales Millennium Centre 📚️ Emily will be in conversation with Aled Rees about her new book 'Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present' 🌈 📆 10 June 🕣️ 7.30pm 📍 Armadilo, Wales Millennium Centre

Shop and Sip Evening

Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present

wEDNESDAY 10 June
7.30pm

Armadilo, Wales Millennium Centre

Calon@calonbooks· Jun 5

Dydd Mercher nesaf! Ymunwch â @emilygarside.bsky.social am noson Siopa a Sipian yn siop Armadilo yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru 📚️ Bydd Emily Garside yn sgwrsio gydag Aled Rees, Cynhyrchydd Cabaret, am ei chyfrol newydd 'Rainbow Wales' 🌈 📆 10 Mehefin 🕣️ 7.30pm 📍 Armadilo, Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru

Noson Siopa a Sipian

Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present

Nos Fercher 10 Mehefin
7.30pm

Armadilo, Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru

Calon@calonbooks· May 28

Don't forget to vote for the Wales Book of the Year People's Choice Award! Follow the link below to cast your vote 📚️ nation.cymru/culture/vote...

Cover of There She Goes, My Beautiful World by Gosia Buzzanca which features a polaroid of Gosia as a young girl, playing a guitar.

Calon@calonbooks· May 27

Brilliant to see Mikey Bell's upcoming memoir 'How an Egg Changed My Life' included in Pink News's 'Must-read LGBTQ+ books coming in 2026'! Read more here: www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/18/t... 'How an Egg Changed My Life: A Memoir' is available to pre-order now from your favourite bookshop 📚️

Book cover which features a boiled egg with the top cut off in a blue and white striped egg cup.

Calon@calonbooks· May 26

Jan Morris is one of the world's most well regarded and respected travel writers. Her relationship with Wales has also been a source of brilliant books. Discover more about Morris's life in 'Rainbow Wales' by @emilygarside.bsky.social 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/rainbow...

Jan Morris

Through her writing, Morris provided a rare insight into the experiences of a trans person across the 1960s and 1970s when she was making the decision to transition, undergoing gender-affirming surgery and beginning her new life as the person she felt she always should have been. Her autobiographical writings were groundbreaking for the time they were written. Morris may have had few, if any, trans people to model her life after. She was one of the first highprofile people to transition to life as a woman. Being brave enough to share her story in her writing certainly allowed others who followed to have more information and insight.

Calon@calonbooks· May 22

'Rogues, Rakes and Robbers: A True Crime History of Georgian Britain' by @drangelamuir.bsky.social. Uncover the tales of real-life murders, manslaughters, assaults and arson that took place in Georgian Wales and the borders. 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/rogues-...

Book cover which features black and white illustrations of people in a clinch, a man on horseback aiming a gun, a tankard, a pub, and a raven

Coming Soon
3 September

Calon@calonbooks· May 22

'Gathering Days: A collection of things foraged and found' by Ellie Evelyn Orrell. Along the seasons of a year, 'Gathering Days' recalls the ways in which the act of collecting might offer a sense of purpose in times of uncertainty. 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/gatheri...