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DEWITHON ‘24: Llyfrbabble (Bookbabble) #2

A series of short posts highlighting recent cultural and bookish chatter from Wales This is the second post of D24 in which we look at literary and other cultural goings-on (Welsh speakers may prefer sgwrsio llenyddol Cymraeg) from the land of poetry and song. ****************************   Are You a Cwlture Vwlture?   For those of you with an ear for a tune and a liking for underground…

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#dewithon24 #CWLT #Dewithon #Horatio Clare #Jon Mlynarski #Reading Wales 2024 #Welsh Culture #Welsh Folktales #Welsh Legends #Welsh Myths

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"Wales, in the end, is a lot of wet hills..." #sarnhelen #Dewithon24

Because I’m trying to control the book buying a little (ahem), I’ve been tending to chuck interesting-sounding titles onto a wishlist, and I had a bit of a clear out of it recently. However, there were still a good number of books left on the list, and so I decided to check out the library to see if they had any of them. Lo and behold, they had two of the ones I was interested in and so I…

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#sarn helen #super furry animals #tom bullough #Wales

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Winding Up the Week #369

An end of week recap “All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.” – Douglas Adams This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers…

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#dewithon24 #ReadingWales24 #Alice Loxton #Dewithon 2024 #Douglas Adams #James Bradley #Marina Yuszczuk #Rhys Thomas #The Futures Series #Twinkle Khanna #Wales #Welsh Writers

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DEWITHON ‘24: Llyfrbabble (Bookbabble) #1

A series of short posts highlighting recent cultural and bookish chatter from Wales This is the first post of D24 in which we look at literary and other cultural goings-on (Welsh speakers may prefer sgwrsio llenyddol Cymraeg) from the land of poetry and song. ****************************  Wales Book of the Year 2024  Literature Wales, the organisation responsible for the development of our…

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#dewithon24 #Charlotte Williams #Dewithon #Dewithon 2024 #Pod of Wales #Reading Wales 2024 #Wales Book of the Year Award 2024 #Welsh Culture

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Winding Up the Week #368

An end of week recap “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” – Voltaire This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are…

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#dewithon24 #Amitav Ghosh #Andrés N. Ordorica #Becca Rothfeld #Dewithon 2024 #Jan Morris #Paul Clements #Reading Wales 2024 #Timothy Garton Ash #Voltaire #Welsh Biography

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Winding Up the Week #366

An end of week recap “Poor Wales. So far from Heaven, so close to England.” – Sharon Kay Penman This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a…

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#dewithon24 #ReadingWales24 #Dewithon #Diana Wynne Jones #Dido Twite Day #Dydd Gŵyl Dewi #Fantasy #Google Doodle #March Magics 2024 #Reading Wales 2024 #Red Dragon #Saint David&039;s Day #Sharon Kay Penman #Terry Pratchett

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A Poem by Albert Cynan Evans-Jones

The Tŷ Newydd Hotel on the beach at Aberdaron by William M. Connolley We celebrate the first week of Reading Wales 2024 with two verses from a poem written by the Welsh war poet, writer and dramatist Albert Cynan Evans-Jones Aberdaron When I am old and honoured With silver in my purse All criticism over All men singing my praise I will purchase a lonely cottage With nothing facing its door, But…

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#dewithon24 #Aberdaron #Albert Cynan Evans-Jones #Cynan #Dewithon 2024 #First World War Poets #National Eisteddfod of Wales #Reading Wales 2024 #War Poet #Welsh Poetry #Welsh Poets

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Reading Wales 2024

1st to 31st March Welcome to the sixth Reading Wales celebration (aka Dewithon 24), a month-long event beginning on Saint David’s Day, during which book lovers from all parts of the world are encouraged to read, discuss and review literature from and about Wales. For more in-depth information on this reading jolly, head over to DHQ (Dewithon Headquarters) and, to see what’s happening this year,…

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#dewithon24 #ReadingWales24 #Anglo-Welsh Writing #Dewithon #Reading Wales 2024 #Wales #Welsh Authors #Welsh Novels #Welsh Poetry #Welsh Writers

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Winding Up the Week #365

An end of week recap “Reading is becoming a kind of specialist activity, and that strikes terror into the hearts of people who love reading.” – Ruth Rendell (born 17th February 1930) This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep…

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#dewithon24 #ReadingWales24 #Ali Smith #Books #Brexit Literature #Dewithon #Reading Wales 2024 #Ruth Rendell

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Prepare for Reading Wales 2024

DEWITHON PLANNER 2024 Dewithon is an opportunity for book bloggers and readers in general around the world to discover Welsh writers and their works (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays – in fact anything written in English or Welsh with links to the nation of Wales). We will begin our usual 31 days of celebration on Friday 1st March 2024 (St. David’s Day), with an official page appearing on…

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#dewithon24 #ReadingWales24 #Anglo-Welsh Writing #Books from Wales #Cymru #Dewithon #Dewithon 2024 #Frances Spurrier #Red Dragon #St David&039;s Day #Welsh Authors

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Winding Up the Week #360

An end of week recap “Why can’t people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?” – David Baldacci This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are…

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#dewithon24 #Agatha Christie #Agatha Christie Short Stories 2024 #David Baldacci #Detective Fiction #Dewithon 2024 #Fantasy Fiction #Frances Spurrier #Reading Wales 2024 #Welsh Literature