That Spectator piece by Lionel Shriver is one of the most intellectually dishonest pieces I've ever had the misfortune of reading.

The sleight-of-hand from talking about nationality to race, proposing that the nation is a container for racial homogeneity, is the logic of Nazism.

llongyfarchiadau mawr Catrin Kean for the fabulous Salt which wins Wales Book of the Year 2021, a most beautiful read. Great to be on the judging panel. CatrinKean Literature Wales Scott Evans | The Reader Teacher® Tanni Grey-Thompson

Wales Book Of The Year 2021: Thank you so so much to the judges and to everyone who voted. This feels like a dream.

Isn’t this amazing, Hay Festival ?! Congratulations CatrinKean !

It's a triple crown! I'm so happy for CatrinKean and damn proud of to the development work done by #writersatwork for Welsh writers Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Hay Festival

Congratulations to our Writers at Work alumnus CatrinKean on winning Wales Book of the Year 2021 with Salt, and to category winners Fiona Sampson, Victoria Owens, and Patience Agbabi.
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'Salt' is set in Cardiff, 1878 and deals with the hardships of working class life and racism.

It is also based on the lives of Kean's great-grandparents. It is their love story.

Gomer@YLolfa

Books Council of Wales Llenyddiaeth Cymru CatrinKean #WBOTY21 #shortlist #HistoricalFiction

A bit of book love: highly recommend Salt by CatrinKean - such a beautifully written, gentle and sad book in the best ways. A well-deserved contender for #WalesBookoftheYear !

Wales Book Of The Year Shortlist. All in stock!
List here - bit.ly/3yEPm6t

#WBOTY21 Literature Wales Books Council of Wales
@PascalePoet Bloodaxe Books Fiona Sampson
Corsair Books Marvin Poet 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇯🇲 @PeepalTreePress
@JudithBarrow77 @Honno @Kean_Catrin
Gomer @CarolLovekin @Honno

Goodreads Salt by Catrin Kean. Remarkable, immersive, beautifully written.

Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors on this incredible achievement. I’m in awe of the wealth of literary talents from Wales. Remember to vote for your favourite on Wales Arts Review and the Welsh-language shortlist on Golwg360 websites #WBOTY21 👏👏👏

Huge congrats to fellow Hay Festival Writers at Work CatrinKean and Eloise Williams !!! 🎉🎉🎉

CatrinKean Of course you're on it, Catrin. For me it was always a given that you would be. Llongyfarchiadau. So, so well deserved.

I haven't read the others yet but I can tell you that you should read 'Salt' by CatrinKean Gomer right now. It's wonderful. And for me her place on this list was a given from the very first page. Llongyfarchiadau i chi gyd. Great year for Welsh womens' fiction too.

Congratulations to all three shortlistees: Judith Barrow CatrinKean and Carol Lovekin ☘️🦋☘️. And huge thanks to the judging panel for their acknowledgement of the brilliance of Welsh women's fiction - often not given the due it deserves...

Super proud of you, CatrinKean. I was lucky enough to edit Salt and it is one of the only #books that has ever made me cry. It's a glorious #novel ! Good luck, Catrin #WBOTY21

Readers will also have an opportunity to vote for their favourite title as the shortlisted books compete to win the People’s Choice Awards hosted independently by our partners Wales Arts Review and Golwg360. #WBOTY21

The Rhys Davies Trust Fiction Award shortlist includes:

The Memory, @JudithBarrow77 (@Honno)

Salt, @Kean_Catrin (@GwasgGomerPress)

Wild Spinning Girls, @CarolLovekin (@Honno)

As announced on BBC Radio Wales this evening, Literature Wales is delighted to share the Shortlist for the English-language Wales Book of the Year Awards 2021. Congratulations to all the writers and their publishers!
#WBOTY21
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Huge congratulations to Gwasg Honno Press with TWO titles on the #WBOTY fiction shortlist! Fantastic! Massive congratulations Judith Barrow & Carol Lovekin ☘️🦋☘️, & CatrinKean too!