Category: Welsh Author
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10 Feb 2026 – Morgan Is My Name – Sophie Keetch (Author in attendance)
A bold, reimagined Arthurian tale reclaiming Morgan as a complex and powerful woman. Sophie Keetch challenges myth, history, and gendered storytelling with confidence and emotional depth. The author will be joining us. This promises a rich discussion about power and prophecy. We will explore who gets to shape the stories we inherit. Historical fiction that…
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10 Mar 2026 – Tu Hwnt – Short story collection
Tu Hwnt — meaning ‘beyond’ — is a collection of short stories rooted in Wales and reaching outward. These are stories of edges and in‑between spaces, written with care and ambition. Short stories reward close reading and shared discussion, making this an ideal CardiffRead pick. Expect multiple voices, sharp insights, and moments of quiet brilliance.…
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9th September 2025 – Local Fires by Joshua Jones (Author in Attendance)
Local Fires sees debut writer Joshua Jones turn his acute focus to his birthplace of Llanelli, South Wales. Sardonic and melancholic, joyful and grieving, these multifaceted stories are set in a small town. However, they reach far beyond their locality. Jones has crafted a collection versatile in theme and observation. It spans topics from the inertia…
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12th November 2024 – Drift by Caryl Lewis
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEBUT FROM THREE-TIME WINNER OF WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR CARYL LEWIS: A STORY OF LOVE, MAGIC AND THE IRRESISTIBLE LURE OF THE SEA. Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother Joseph with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove. Hamza is a Syrian mapmaker,…
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11th April 2023 – That Green Eyed Girl by Julie Owen Moylan *AUTHOR IN ATTENDANCE*
Sometimes, when the world around us behaves as weirdly as it does, we worry the prescience of some of the books we schedule may be somewhat unerring. Never moreso than this one!
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