A brief introduction and a few shared thoughts about my book choice for Reading Wales 2026: ‘My Year of Reading Welshly’ by Alex Johnson.
Reading Wales
Join us as we read literature by and about writers from Wales.
Winding Up the Week #461
In this celebratory St David’s Day special, I explore the literary landscape with a distinctly Welsh twist, revisit books read and reviewed, uncover some of the finest writing about literature across the blogosphere, mark a variety of literary anniversaries (including National Essay Day and National Reading Month), spotlight past posts worth rediscovering and share fascinating features from around the Internet.
A Poem by Gillian Clarke for #ReadingWales25
Since it is the first Sunday in March, as well as the second day of Karen’s month-long Reading Wales 2025 event, I will share a poem written by Gillian Clarke about the joys of rising early one Sunday morning before turning to the daily papers and there finding news of war, famine, cruelty and terrorism.
Winding Up the Week #414
This week we celebrate St David’s Day and the start of #ReadingWales25, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Time to Say ‘Hwyl’
Here I share a few thoughts and feelings about Dewithon (aka Reading Wales) and its future.
DEWITHON ‘24: Llyfrbabble (Bookbabble) #2
The second this year in a series of short posts highlighting cultural and literary chatter from the land of poetry and song.
DEWITHON ‘24: 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.
Winding Up the Week #367
This week, as we kick off Reading Wales 2024, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, reveal this year’s red dragon St David’s Day Google Doodle, announce the start of March Magics 2024 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
A Poem by Albert Cynan Evans-Jones
We celebrate the first week of Reading Wales 2024 with two verses from a well-known poem by Sir (Albert) Cynan Evans-Jones.
Reading Wales 2024
Reading Wales 2024 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.
Prepare for Reading Wales 2024
Ahead of Dewithon 2024, which commences on 1st March (Saint David’s Day), we make reading plans and invite members of the international book blogging community to immerse themselves in the literature of Wales.
A Poem by Vernon Watkins
We end the third week of Dewithon 2023 with a poem written in 1958 by the Welsh poet, translator and painter Vernon Watkins.
DEWITHON ‘23: 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.
Winding Up the Week #322
This week, as we kick off Reading Wales 2023, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, reveal this year’s flowery St David’s Day Google Doodle and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Reading Wales 2023
Reading Wales 2023 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.
A Poem for St. David’s Day by Gillian Clarke
We commence the first week of Reading Wales 2023 (and celebrate St. David’s Day) with a poem written by Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales 2008-2016.
Are You Looking Forward to Reading Wales 2023?
Ahead of Dewithon 2023, which commences on 1st March (Saint David’s Day), we make reading plans, discuss our national flower and invite members of the international book blogging community to immerse themselves in the literature of Wales.
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.
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.
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”.