An end of week recap “A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.” – Charlotte Brontë (born 21st April 1816) This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a reading event, challenge, competition, or anything else likely to be of interest to the book blogging community and its followers, please let me know. I will happily share your n ..read more

An end of week recap “It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were not natural wonders, coming up of themselves like grass.” – Eudora Welty (born 13th April 1909) This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a reading event, challenge, competition, or anyt ..read more

An end of week recap “If you can’t write freely and if you can’t speak freely in your country, you can be sure that you are living in a very primitive country.” – Mehmet Murat ildan This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a reading event, challenge, competition, or anything else likely to be of interest to the book blogging ..read more

An end of week recap “The first bud of spring sings the other seeds into joining her uprising.” – Amanda Gorman I hope those celebrating Easter have a marvellous time – whether you are off to church, awaiting the arrival of the Easter Bunny or gorging on chocolate eggs. In any event, I wish you a myriad of blissful hours with your nose buried in a good book. As ever, this is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast ..read more

An end of week recap “Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict — alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.” – Dorothy Thompson This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a reading event, challenge, competition, or anything else li ..read more

A series of short posts highlighting recent cultural and bookish chatter from Wales This is the second post of D24 in which we look at literary and other cultural goings-on (Welsh speakers may prefer sgwrsio llenyddol Cymraeg) from the land of poetry and song. ****************************   Are You a Cwlture Vwlture?   For those of you with an ear for a tune and a liking for underground arts/culture in general, CWLT (CULT in English) may be just your thing. A 68-page magazine with interviews, articles etc. about musicians and venues across Wales, including the likes of Gruf ..read more

An end of week recap “All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.” – Douglas Adams This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a reading event, challenge, competition, or anything else likely to be of interest to the book blogging commun ..read more

A series of short posts highlighting recent cultural and bookish chatter from Wales This is the first post of D24 in which we look at literary and other cultural goings-on (Welsh speakers may prefer sgwrsio llenyddol Cymraeg) from the land of poetry and song. ****************************  Wales Book of the Year 2024  Literature Wales, the organisation responsible for the development of our nation’s literature, has revealed the identity of the judges who will pick the winner in each category (plus the overall winner) of Wales Book of the Year Award 2024. Along with the location for t ..read more

An end of week recap “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” – Voltaire This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a reading event, challenge, competition, or anything else likely to be of interest to the book blogging community, please let me know. I will happily share your news here with ..read more

An end of week recap “Poor Wales. So far from Heaven, so close to England.” – Sharon Kay Penman This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related happenings. CHATTERBOOKS >>  If you are planning a reading event, challenge, competition, or anything else likely to be of interest to the book blogging community, please let me know. I will happily share your news here with the fabulous ..read more