ReadingWales’26: Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams Sugar and Slate is a memoir that uses a mix of poetry and prose to explore the complexities of identity. Williams grew up in the coastal town of Llandudno in North Wales, the daughter of a white, Welsh-speaking mother and a Black Guyanese father. She returns again and again to the feeling that to be half-Welsh and half Afro-Caribbean was to be half of something but never quite anything whole.

ReadingWales’26: Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams

Sugar and Slate is a memoir that uses a mix of poetry and prose to explore the complexities of identity. Williams grew up in the coastal town of Llandudno in North Wales, the daughter of a white, Welsh-speaking mother and a Black Guyanese…

Woman in the Pillory by Brigitte Reimann (tr. Lucy Jones) A few years ago, I read and very much enjoyed Siblings, an edgy and evocative novella by Brigitte Reimann, one of East Germany’s foremost writers from the mid-20th century. Somewhat surprisingly, e…

'She’s got a skip in her step today! She’s got her chin up! What a bright blouse she’s wearing! Some women stopped her & tried to draw her into conversation, not bothering to hide their insinuations: How was the prisoner getting along? Was she satisfied?' 💙📚

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Hello, if you like #RSThomas then you might be interested in following this Bluesky account @RSThomaspoet, also facebook.com/groups/RSThomas/
- share his poems, quotes, events, info, Q+A, etc.
- and there’s a Society you can join… rsthomaspoetry.co.uk/rs-thomas-me-eldridge-society/
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ReadingWales'26: Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams : Sugar and Slate is a memoir that uses a mix of poetry and prose to explore the complexities of identity. Williams grew up in the coastal town of Llandudno in North Wales, the daughter of a white, Wels...

ReadingWales'26: Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams bookertalk.com/readingwales... reviewed by @bookertalk.bsky.social

Reading Wales Month — an end in sight : Only a few days to go before the official end of Reading Wales Month ’26. I can’t believe I’m saying that — it feels such a short time since I posted the start of this event. Kath, my co-host at Nut P...

Reading Wales Month — an end in sight bookertalk.com/reading-wale... Read Karen's thoughts on #ReadingWales26 and there's good news for those of us still reading, not reviewing

“Turn gently towards your work.” #gwenjohn #ReadingWales26 When I was gathering together piles of options for March’s reading events, I found I had surprisingly little trouble pulling Irish Lit options off the TBR. However, Wales initially seemed mor…

On the Ramblings today for #ReadingWales26 my thoughts on a wonderful collection of the Letters and Notebooks of #GwenJohn - more here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/t...

Three for #ReadingWales26: Tishani Doshi, Gwyneth Lewis & Jan Morris As well as Reading Ireland Month, it’s Reading Wales Month, hosted by Karen of BookerTalk and Kath of Nut Press. I read three relevant books by women – my ideal trio of a novel, a poetry collection…

Bookish Beck's @bookishbeck.bsky.social #ReadingWales26 choices are an interesting selection and there was solace to be found in the local church and RS Thomas. Thanks Beck! bookishbeck.com/2026/03/24/t...

West by Carys Davies #readingwales26 For Reading Wales Month, hosted by Booker Talk, I finally read West by Carys Davies — one of those books that reminds you how much can be achieved with very little on the page. Davies writes with r…

Cathy @cathybrown746.bsky.social reviews West by Carys Davies for #ReadingWales26 - one of those books that reminds you how much can be achieved with very little on the page. 746books.com/2026/03/23/w...

Thanks Susan. Your beautiful book really made an impact on me & I wanted to try and do it justice. I hope I have. x

#Giveaway & Book Review: Where the Seals Sing by Susan Richardson #ReadingWales26 - Nut Press Nature writer and poet Susan Richardson shares her enthusiasm for Atlantic grey seals, as she takes us on a fascinating journey around the coast of Britain, in search of those places Where the Seals S...

It's #InternationalSealDay, so there is only one book I can review today, the mesmerising Where the Seals Sing by @susanrichardson.bsky.social @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social #ReadingWales26

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#ReadingWales26 : Folding Rock 4 launch - Nut Press I must have been living under a rock because I only heard about Folding Rock a fortnight ago. It's a magazine showcasing new writing from Wales and beyond, has been going for a year and recently publi...

I scurried along to the launch of a new literary magazine for Wales and beyond on Wednesday. Here's my write-up: #ReadingWales26 : Folding Rock 4 launch
@foldingrockmag.bsky.social hosted by Griffin Books, Penarth

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#ReadingWales26: A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland : Anthony Shapland’s debut novel is a quietly powerful tale of two men trying to keep their love secret amid a growing AIDS crisis and an intolerant community whose relationship is whose existence The r...

#ReadingWales26: A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland bookertalk.com/readingwales...

Book Review: Every Time We Burn by Emma Kavanagh #ReadingWales26 - Nut Press Emma Kavanagh's Every Time We Burn is a thrilling family drama set in a coastal Californian town in the path of a wildfire.On the anniversary of her mother's death, Robyn's birth father is desperate t...

#EveryTimeWeBurn by Emma Kavanagh @dremmalk.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social is @waterstones.bsky.social Welsh #BOTM and my first review for #ReadingWales26

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#ReadingWales26 10 New(ish) Books by Welsh Authors : If you’re looking for ideas on what to read for Reading Wales Month, check out some of the latest books by Welsh authors. They’ve either been published since Reading Wales Month ’25 or are about to be...

If you're looking for ideas for #ReadingWales26 Karen has put some suggestions together 10 New(ish) Books by Welsh Authors bookertalk.com/readingwales... @bookertalk.bsky.social

#ReadingWales26: The Icarus Ascent by Mike Lewis : On 14 July 1865, eight men set out to become the first to conquer The Matterhorn, one of the highest summits in Europe. Only three of them made it back alive. The expedition was put together in haste ...

#ReadingWales26: The Icarus Ascent by Mike Lewis bookertalk.com/readingwales...

I know. I keep flitting from one to the other and reading nothing.

This was such a great story and I loved the characters. Why not check it out for #ReadingWales26?

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus i ti! Happy Saint David’s Day, Karen! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 📚 I'm so looking forward to a month of reading Welsh authors. Now, where to start...?!

Reading Wales Month 2026 is Here : It’s 1 March today — a cause for celebration in Wales as we mark St David’s Day, our patron saint’s day. Google has joined in the festivities with a dragon themed Google Doodle on their home page. If ...

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy Saint David’s Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚 Reading Wales Month 2026 is Here bookertalk.com/reading-wale... Come and join in!

Are you ready for #ReadingWales26? - Nut Press There is no time limit on reading books from Wales or those written by Welsh authors in this house but St David's Day on 1 March kicks off a month of Reading Wales in the blogosphere. If you're intere...

#ReadingWales26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿kicks off on 1 March. Here's everything you need to know about what it is, how to take part and tips on where to start - are you joining in?

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Photo shows a stage in a church with three people seated in chairs with microphones. Nic from Mr B's Emporium to the left, Robert Seethaler in the middle and Dr Andrea Capovilla, director of the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre for Austrian Literature & Culture (IBC), to the right.

Made a trip over the border last night to see Robert Seethaler talk about his new novel The Cafe With No Name
@canongate.co.uk translated by Katy Derbyshire

Wonderful evening and so much fun. Thank you so very much to @mrbsemporium.bsky.social for bringing him to Bath!

My favourite fiction by Welsh writers - Nut Press 1 March is St David's Day here in Wales and heralds the start of Dewithon or the Reading Wales Challenge, started by Paula at Book Jotter and now handed over to Karen at BookerTalk. Karen asked me to ...

To mark this year's #Dewithon or #ReadingWales25, here's my top twelve favourite fiction by Welsh writers. Thanks to Karen @bookertalk.bsky.social for asking the question. nutpress.co.uk/2025/03/my-f...

No, same. Too much real life to have a virtual one, as well. Hoping for more of a balance next year!

Very happy to see both of you over here, as it were. :)

Photo shows a flatlay of the paperback proof for The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher. It has a yellow cover, black font for the title and white for the tag line with pinky red for the envelope and author name. Underneath it are a selection of the author's previous books from l-r clockwise they are The Silver Dark Sea, Eve Green, Let me tell you about a man I knew, House of Glass and Witch Light.

So excited by this #bookpost there's a family group shot to welcome the newcomer. #TheNightInQuestion by
Susan Fletcher comes out in April next year & you can pre-order yours now. Thank you so much to the wonderful Alison Barrow and Doubleday UK for sending me the proof. x

Blog Tour: Merde at the Paris Olympics by Stephen Clarke #MerdeAtTheParisOlympics I’m the closing ceremony, if you will, on the blog tour for Stephen Clarke’s Merde at the Paris Olympics. This seventh book in Clarke’s bestselling series finds Englishman Paul We…

Join me & the book squirrels for the final stop on the #MerdeAtTheParisOlympics #BlogTour by Stephen Clarke
with an extract from this latest book in the series. My thanks to Helen Richardson for the invite to take part in the blog tour.
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I know it's hard not to stress or fret about reviewing but it sounds as if you need a break, or to stop trying to force it. You'll need all your energy to deal with the mad & overwhelming. Do that and make notes or a draft when you can. Review by stealth is my approach at times like this. Take care.

Ah, I love that. It's so good to hear that someone else is grey-friendly. Their paws fascinate me with those Dali-esque claws.

Sorry to hear that, Ali. I hope things improve soon. Don't beat yourself up about the blog posts and reviews. You'll get back to them when you can. Watching squirrels is always a good way to spend your time. We have greys here. Which do you have where you are?