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'I was never going to write a book about my family, about our most intimate moments, but somehow it leaked out of me, bit by bit, even though over the years I have tried to think about, to write, anything else.' Read Odette Debono 's piece on writing her debut memoir White Sheep on Nation.Cymru ... Odette launches White Sheep at Newport Festival of Words on Sat 21st March. Order from Parthian Books or your favourite bookshop.

Welsh writers are being invited to take part in a new literary project that aims to reimagine a controversial character from one of the most famous novels in LGBTQ+ history. Publisher Parthian Books has launched an open call for expressions of interest for Reimagining Mary Llewellyn, an anthology of short stories that will revisit the character of Mary Llewellyn from Radclyffe Hall’s 1928 novel The Well of Loneliness. The collection will be edited by Elizabeth English, senior lecturer in English literature at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and is due to be published in 2028 as part of the international research project 100 Years of The Well of Loneliness.

Thank you to Patrick Jones and Taylor Edmonds for these fantastic endorsements of Odette Debono’s compelling memoir White Sheep ...

A lovely piece by Odette Debono in The Western Mail today on Pill and her debut memoir White Sheep which launches a week today at Newport Festival of Words ! Order a copy from Parthian Books or your favourite bookshop! 'A memoir that explores the deep complexities of a life: of coming-of-age, of being from a mixed-race family, of growing up in a working class community, with such intimacy and honesty, I couldn't put it down. Debono writes about a mother-daughter relationship that is strained by addiction with such nuance and ultimately, with great love and care. This is a book about home, about belonging, and about the beauty and pain that shapes the making of us. It's a triumph.' – Taylor Edmonds 'A heartbreaking rollercoaster of hope, fear… and love... and a timely reminder of the beauty and fragility of life.' – Patrick Jones

The latest issue of New Welsh Review (#139: Journeys) is out from Parthian Books and all good bookshops now and I just thought I’d share my editorial for you here…

What’s on our bookshelf at the London Book Fair? White Sheep by Odette Debono Blueprints by Crystal Jeans New Welsh Review #139 Journeys, edited by Susie Wild It Might Not Be True by Francesca Rhydderch Boundary Waters by Tristan Hughes The Extra Test by Andrew Hignell Behind the Scenes by Angela V. John

  Thank you to Gwyneth Lewis for this lovely endorsement! New Welsh Review #139 Journeys is available now, order your issue from Parthian Books

'Roberto Pastore’s Graveyards On Other Planets approaches the human condition with a curious blend of wit and existential wandering ... This work invites the reader to bask in those moments where the ordinary world becomes dazzling, illuminated by the miracle of being alive together.' Thanks to CJ Wagstaff for this wonderful review of Roberto Pastore's new collection Graveyards On Other Planets for Nation.Cymru

Memoirist Odette Debono ( White Sheep , Parthian Books ) will be taking part in the International Women's Day Literary Panel (also featuring: Catherine Fisher; Carole Hailey; Rhian Hathaway; Tracy Harris and Jayne Bryant) at The Riverfront , Newport this Saturday 12.00 -13.00 as part of a day of celebrations, come along!