"Inside Out" is written by Lesley Ross. While at the height of his career, through his involvement with an obsessive fan, Ivor Novello became involved in a wartime petrol scam, resulting in his imprisonment at Wormwood Scrubs. "Inside Out" contrasts the glamorous backstage world of the West End Star with the stark reality of the prison cell. "Sex and Power at the Beau Rivage" is written by Lewis Davies. An invitation: 'Would you care to come here and be my guest at this small and inexpensive hotel for a few days? Bandol is on the Marseilles side of Toulon. My wife and I would both be pleased if you come.' And with the letter, Rhys Davies caught the train to Bandol to meet DH Lawrence and a place in literary history.

Tai and the Troll are mates. Tai lives in Tremorfa and the Troll lives at the bottom of Mrs Griffiths' garden. The Troll likes fishing, apples, and his old car which only starts when Tai kicks the tyres. The Troll has to visit his Aunt Senni who lives under a bridge in Brecon and he's asked Tai to come with him on a day trip. The Troll promises to take Tai to a farmer's market in Brecon. Tai thinks he'll buy something at the market.

First performed at the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this play, set in 2006 following England's victory in the football World Cup, centers on three characters who meet for a meal one evening and discuss art, sex, and their relationships with one another.

Featuring three plays produced by the Hijinx Theatre, this collection is both stirring and diverse. "Paul Robeson Knew My Father" is the story of a young boy growing up in the South Wales Valleys in the 1950s. The son of a single mother, he is an isolated child who becomes obsessed with Paul Robeson, the movie star, and retreats into a fantasy world of spies and fighter pilots while struggling to find out the truth about his father. "Dreaming Amelia," inspired by Amelia Earhart's landing in Burry Port in 1928, reveals how the success of one person can inspire others to have the courage to follow their dreams; while "Spinning the Round Table," a take on the love triangle of Arthurian legend, explores love and betrayal in the corridors of power.

Embarking on a journey that spans Sri Lanka, Wales, Spain, India, Morocco, and the lives and minds of complex, charming characters, these short stories offer a fresh view on contemporary life in Wales. The stylized prose creates both a sense of familiarity in the exotic and a sense of exotic in the familiar, which forms a tension between fantasy and reality. Seasoned jet-setters and armchair travelers alike will find this a thoughtful, imaginative anthology.

Launch on World Book Day 2005, selected by Welsh Books Council as Book of the Month March 2005 New stories from experienced and award winning Welsh writers and an opportunity to read new talent This collection forms a bridge between the tail end of the urban genre in popular fiction and a confidence in twenty-first century Welsh writing in English Some of the short fiction in this anthology is set in the urban centres of Wales. Other stories take the threads of styles of writing, urban and contemporary, weave then into the strings of themes that tie together the diversity and intertwining cultures strewn across the landscape of a modern Wales. Award winning authors mixed with debut writers, this is Parthian's most eclectic collection of short Welsh Fiction since the ground-breaking Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe. It is the biggest anthology of all new fiction to come out of Wales. Nineteen stories featuring Niall Griffiths (Welsh Book of the Year Winner), Leonora Britto (Rhys Davies award Winner), Tristan Hughes, Jo Mazelis (Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer's Award), Lloyd Robson, Glenda Beagan and Rachel Trezise (Orange Futures Winner) among others.

A novel about love, friendship - and delivering papers.

This is a beautifully illustrated children's book. Tai lives in Tremorfa. He likes fishing and the Troll who lives at the bottom of Mrs Griffiths garden. He's never told anyone about the troll. Illustrated by a Welsh International Sportswoman, this is the first in a trilogy of "Troll" books. In an age of I-pods and downloadable movies there is a refreshing air of the simplicity and excitement in a days fishing and pure imagination. This will appeal to any little boy with a pocket full of shells, pebbles and elastic bands.

Quietly examining questions of belonging and of normality, this novel tells the story of Andy, Sarah, and Sean, three disabled young adults dependent on the support that parents and the healthcare system struggle to provide. All three owe much to former boxer George Rees, now a dedicated social worker. George brings wheelchair-bound Andy to the hymn-singing on Sundays and arranges for Sean to participate in a paper-delivery route. Venturing beyond the call of duty, he volunteers to accompany Sean and Sarah on Saturday outings that begin innocently but soon lead to the question of sexuality among members of the disabled community. George's involvement first conceals and then betrays a lack of direction in his own life. A certain irony develops as the books progresses: George inhabits the margins of society never to find a way back in, while Andy, Sarah, and Sen, through George's efforts, can all hope to achieve integration. Realizing this, and seeing no light, George becomes prey to the fatalism he has long been motivated to overcome.