Welsh rugby author Seimon Williams recently published his second book: Deffro’r Ddraig: Rygbi Cymru 1995-2024. The East Terrace caught up with Seimon to discuss not just his new book, but the reaction to his landmark debut. The last time we spoke, you had just released ‘Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong?’. The book has recently had…
US and Australian release for ‘Unbelievable Underdogs and Rebellious Role Models’
November 2024 saw the US and Australian release of the seventh book from East Terrace editor James Stafford: ‘Unbelievable Underdogs and Rebellious Role Models: Sporting Heroes Who Defied the Odds and Shocked the World‘. Unbelievable Underdogs has already begun to receive praise from parents and educators for its accessibility and appeal to young male readers…
East Terrace editor’s Czech ‘Ragby’ book gets nominated for top award
The latest rugby book from East Terrace editor James Stafford was nominated for a prestigious literary award in the Czech Republic. ‘Ragby‘, co-authored with art historian Petra Nováková (with contributions from writers and photographers around the world), was on the shortlist at the Magnesia Litera awards. Published by Labyrint it was nominated in the ‘Outstanding Publishing…
New book: ‘An Illustrated History of Rugby Rebels, Role Models and Giant Killers’ by James Stafford
The third book in the ‘Illustrated History of Rugby‘ series from East Terrace editor James Stafford will be released on 7 September, 2023 and is already available for preorder. An Illustrated History of Rugby Rebels, Role Models and Giant Killers follows on from the histories of the Wales and England men’s Tests teams. Packed with…
An Illustrated History of English Rugby – OUT NOW
An Illustrated History of English Rugby: Fun, Facts and Stories from 150 years of Men’s International Rugby from East Terrace editor James Stafford and illustrator Raluca Moldovan is out now from Polaris Publishing. It is available as both a paperback and Kindle edition. The second book in the ‘Illustrated History of Rugby’ series, it follows on from the 2021 Wales…
Release date confirmed for ‘An Illustrated History of English Rugby’ book by James Stafford
‘An Illustrated History of English Rugby: Fun, Facts and Stories from Over 150 years of International Rugby’ from East Terrace editor James Stafford and illustrator Raluca Moldovan will be published on 2nd March, 2023, by Polaris Publishing. The book is a follow up to the bestselling ‘An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby’, which sold out within ten months of its…
Both rugby books from the editor of The East Terrace get second editions
James Stafford, the editor of The East Terrace, released two books on rugby in 2021. Stafford’s An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby (art by Raluca Moldovan) was released in February 2021 by Polaris Publishing to critical acclaim. After selling out in late 2021, it was revised, updated and rereleased before the 2022 Six Nations. The…
East Terrace editor James Stafford to release book on 1905 Wales v New Zealand game
On October 22nd, 2021, East Terrace editor, James Stafford, releases ‘How Wales Beat the Mighty All Blacks‘. Illustrated by Carys Feehan and published in hardback by Y Lolfa (edited by Carolyn Hodges), the book tells the story of rugby immortal Gwyn Nicholls and his comeback to face the legendary 1905 All Blacks. While aimed at…
Illustrating Welsh rugby history – A discussion with the Welsh National Library and the People’s Collection Wales
In late February this year, East Terrace editor James Stafford and illustrator Raluca Moldovan released ‘An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby: Fun, Facts and Stories from 140 Years of International Rugby’. As part of the book’s launch, Stafford featured in a webinar hosted by the National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol), which you can watch…
Release date confirmed for ‘An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby’ by James Stafford
‘An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby: Fun, Facts and Stories from 140 years of International Rugby‘ from East Terrace editor James Stafford and illustrator Raluca Moldovan will be published on 11th February by Polaris Publishing. The book was extensively featured on the Welsh Rugby Union website recently and has already attracted a lot of interest…
East Terrace editor to publish history of Welsh national rugby team
The founder and editor of The East Terrace, James Stafford, is set to publish his first rugby book. In February 2021, Polaris Publishers will release “An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby: Fun Facts and Stories from 140 Years of International Rugby“. It will be the first in a series and followed by the history of…