Author Archives
Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.
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NEW WELSH WRITING AWARDS 2019: Shortlists Announced
We reveal the shortlist of the New Welsh Writing Awards 2019.
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Winding up the Week #67
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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1965 CLUB: The Millstone by Margaret Drabble
Collaborative book blogging: my contribution to the 1965 Club.
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Winding up the Week #66
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to the Sylvia Townsend Warner Reading Week, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: Barnhill: A Novel
I share my thoughts on Norman Bissell’s fictionalised retelling of a crucial period in George Orwell’s life.
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Winding up the Week #65
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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THE CLASSICS CLUB: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
I share my thoughts on a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
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Winding up the Week #64
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to the 1965 Club and other book-blogging events, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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DEWITHON WEEK 5: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies
Wales Readathon 2019 has ended. Here I summarize the final six chapters of our official Dewithon 19 book.
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READING WALES LIBRARY: On Our Shelves
Discover ‘The Complete Dewithoner’s Reading List’: An index of titles reviewed and discussed during Dewithon – an annual celebration of Welsh writers and their works.
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Winding up the Week #63
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look back at the final week of the Wales Readathon, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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DEWITHON WEEK 4: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies
As the fourth week of the inaugural Wales Readathon comes to an end, we discuss chapters 22-28 of the official Dewithon 19 book.
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Winding up the Week #62
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, update you with all that is happening with the Wales Readathon 2019, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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DEWITHON WEEK 3: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies
As week three of the inaugural Wales Readathon draws to a close, we discuss chapters 15-21 of the official Dewithon 19 book.
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Winding up the Week #61
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look back at week two of the Wales Readathon, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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DEWITHON WEEK 2: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies
As the second week of the inaugural Wales Readathon comes to an end, we discuss chapters 8-14 of the official Dewithon 19 book.
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Winding up the Week #60
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, update you with all that is happening with the Wales Readathon 2019, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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DEWITHON WEEK 1: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W.H. Davies
As week one of the inaugural Wales Readathon draws to a close, we discuss chapters 1-7 of the official Dewithon 19 book.
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Finding ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’
Written with warmth and humour as a series of letters, this novel appeared in my life when most needed.
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Winding up the Week #59
This week we update you with all that is happening with the Wales Readathon 2019, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating literary features from across the Net.