Author Archives
Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.
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International Dylan Thomas Day
In the second of our occasional features about Wales to be posted in the run-up to Dewithon 2019, we look forward to International Dylan Thomas Day on 14th May, and look back at a memorable performance from 2003.
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BOOK REVIEW: Swan Song
A deft, dazzling, diligently researched debut about a literary icon and his beautiful, wealthy, spoiled Swans.
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Winding Up the Week #16
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look forward to the 1944 Club, give you the latest updates on Dewithon 2019 and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
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Booket Not Bucket, If You Please!
This is a literary wish-list, but absolutely not, in any way, shape or form a book bucket list!
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THOUGHTS ON: Freedom: Vintage Minis
Can we ever be wholly free? In this book Margaret Atwood holds a mirror up to our own world. The reflection we are faced with, of men and women in prisons literal and metaphorical, is frightening but not without hope.
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1977 CLUB: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
Collaborative book blogging: My last minute contribution to the 1977 Club.
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Winding Up the Week #15
This week we look at books read and reviewed, see what’s happening with Dewithon 2019, catch up with the latest book-blogging events and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: Meet Me at the Museum
Meet Me at the Museum is an epistolary story of love and selflessness. It put a smile on this reader’s face.
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The Keats-Shelley Memorial House
Memories of a remarkable visit to the Keats-Shelley House in Rome, almost 18 years ago.
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BOOK REVIEW: White Houses
The story of an unexpected and forbidden love affair that developed between America’s First Lady and a well-known female journalist.
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Winding Up the Week #14
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look at the Welsh diaspora, discover what’s happening with the Les Misérables Read-along and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
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BOOK REVIEW: Ayiti
This debut collection from Roxane Gay is a unique blend of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, all interwoven to represent the Haitian diaspora experience.
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The Welsh Diaspora and its Literature
This is the first in a series of occasional features about Wales, its people, history, culture and, most importantly, its literature, to be posted in the months leading up to the first ever Dewithon, or Wales Readathon, which is taking place from 1st to 31st March 2019.
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THOUGHTS ON: ‘A House of Pomegranates’
A House of Pomegranates is a collection of whimsical short stories by Oscar Wilde.
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Winding Up the Week #13
This week we look at books read, reviewed and TBR, see what’s happening with Dewithon 2019, catch up with the latest book-blogging events and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: Suffragette: The Battle for Equality
2018 marks a century since the first women won the vote in the United Kingdom, and this children’s book tells the story of their fight. ‘Suffragette’ is a tale of astounding bravery, ingenuity and strength.
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THOUGHTS ON: The Assassin’s Cloak: An Anthology Of The World’s Greatest Diarists
A dip-in doorstop filled with risqué anecdotes, humorous stories, unintended hilarity and intriguing revelations.
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Winding Up the Week #12
This week we appraise books read and reviewed, look ahead to Hay Festival 2018, discover what’s happening with Dewithon and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.
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BOOK REVIEW: Sylvia Pankhurst: Rebellious Suffragette
In honour of the centennial of women gaining the right to vote in the UK, we look at the life of someone who fought relentlessly to achieve it.
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DHQ: Dewithon 2023
Welcome to DHQ (Dewithon Headquarters), the nerve centre for Reading Wales. We have 12 months in which to prepare, so now is the time to plan your schedule.