Author Archives
Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.
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DEWITHON 22: Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams
A brief introduction and a few shared thoughts on my book choice for Reading Wales 2022: Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams.
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Winding Up the Week #214
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, catch up with all that’s been happening during the third week of Dewithon, announce the Wyrd and Wonder reading challenge and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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DEWITHON 22: Llyfrbabble (Bookbabble) #2
The second in a series of short posts highlighting cultural and literary chatter from the land of poetry and song.
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Winding Up the Week #213
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, catch up with all that’s been happening during the second week of Dewithon 22, announce Zoladdiction and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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A Poem by R. S. Thomas
We head into the second week of Dewithon 2022 with a poem from a fiery Welsh nationalist poet and Anglican priest who believed in “the true Wales of my imagination”.
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DEWITHON 22: Llyfrbabble (Bookbabble) #1
The first this year in a series of short posts highlighting cultural and literary chatter from the land of poetry and song.
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Winding Up the Week #212
This week, as we kick off Reading Wales 2022, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, reveal the red dragon Google Doodle and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Reading Wales 2022
Reading Wales 2022 has started! Here we display your Dewithon-related posts. Please share your reviews, features, interviews etc. with the book blogging community. Check back often for updates.
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A Poem by Hedd Wyn
We commence the first week of Reading Wales 2022 with a poem written by a Welsh-language poet of the First World War, Hedd Wyn.
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Winding Up the Week #211
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, pause for a pod, prepare for Dewithon 22 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #210
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, catch up with the latest news on Reading Independent Publishers Month and The Edith Trilogy Readalong, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #209
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, catch up with the Reading First Nations Writers Project and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #208
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, take a glimpse at current and forthcoming reading events, announce Reading Ireland Month 2022 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Are You Looking Forward to Reading Wales 2022?
Ahead of Dewithon 2022, which commences on 1st March (Saint David’s Day), we make reading plans and discuss a sinister face in an old lady’s shawl!
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Winding Up the Week #207
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both the Italia Reading Challenge and the 2022 Gaia/Nature Reading Challenge, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #206
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #205
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to Reading Wales 2022 (aka Dewithon 22) and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #204
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, discuss non-book-related cats, announce both the #WarAndPeace2022 Readalong and Reading Independent Publishers Month, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #203
A very Happy New Year to everyone! Welcome to the final wind up of 2021.
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TOVE TROVE: A Rare Travel Documentary
I recently joined a live stream to watch ‘Tove and Tooti in Europe’ – a rarely shown documentary of Tove Jansson’s and her partner Tuulikki Pietilä’s travel footage.