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Marilyn and Me

Marylin and Me

We hear the door slam and we look at each other’s eyes. Mum’s eyes are still wet from laughing. She wipes them with toilet roll. Read

Nefyn, by Roland Bond

Today, Nefyn is a small quiet town on the Llyn peninsula, but in the past it was a settlement of great importance. It was a royal manor of the Welsh princes and an important administrative centre. Read

Harnessed, by Ceri Thompson

A pictorial account revealing the life of working horses in Wales. Without them, it’s quite possible the industrial revolution would have failed. Read

Welsh Football Heroes, by Dean Hayes

A fascinating survey of the greatest players who have represented their country at international level since the very first match against Scotland in 1876. Read

Who’s Afraid of the Bwgan-Wood?, by Anne Lewis

A delightful children’s story about a creepy wood where the leaves sometimes shake and shiver when there isn’t any wind. Read

Bardsey Bound, by Enid Roberts

One of the Catholic Church’s holiest destinations during the Middle Ages, situated at the end of the Llyn peninsula, Bardsey Island was known to medieval people as Ynys y Saint – Island of the Saints – since it was believed 20,000 saints had been buried there. Read

Why Brings You Here So Late? by Tony Conran

In this single autobiographical poem by one of Wales' leading writers, Conran sketches the universe within the themes of longing, meditations on mortality, myth, sex and politics. Read

The Death Pictures, by Simon Hall

A dying artist creates a series of paintings which contain a mysterious riddle, leading the way to a valuable prize. Read

In Her Element, Edited by Jane MacNamee

Twenty women writers from all over Wales recount their deep personal connections to the landscapes which have shaped their lives. Read

Celtic Cuisine, by Gilli Davies

A fine collection of mouth watering recipes from 67 cooks in Wales and the other Celtic countries which covers a range of traditional dishes rooted in the Celtic past. Read

Gwynfor Evans

Gwynfor Evans: A portrait of a patriot, by Rhys Evans

In this masterly biography, Evans examines the life and career of one of the greatest political figures of 20th century Wales. Read

The Banquet of Esther Rosenbaum, Penny Simpson

Set in 1920s Berlin, this is a quirky new novel about exile, told by a Jewish chef who uses her extraordinary recipes as a subversive form of storytelling. Read

Historic Shipwrecks of Wales, Dilys Gater

Drama and disaster, tragedy and triumph, horror and heroism are accounted for in this comprehensive survey of Welsh shipwrecks from the earliest times to the present day. Read

A Well Deserved Murder, Katherine John

Sergeant Peter Collins' cousin, amateur photographer Alan, is living next door to the neighbours from hell. Read

Liminal, Chris Keil

Aber meets Athens in this thriller set in Greece. Read

The Bus Stop Scheherazade

The Bus Stop Scheherazade, Edited by Jan Fortune-Wood

A delightful collection of short stories by writers from Wales to India, reflecting the ordinary and the extraordinary of life. Read

Dinner Time, by Holly Howitt

A SERIES of miniature stories, described by the author as “microfictions” that can be read on the bus, in the bath or while making tea. They border between prose and poetry – lyrical, tightly compressed stories that often deliver a sudden jolt or surprise. Read

Photographs of Radnorshire, by P B Abery

THERE can be few households in Brecon and Radnor without a family photo taken by P B Abery. Abery was born in Kent in 1877 but at the age of 21 he came to Builth Wells and became a celebrated local photographer. Read

Frozen, by Lindsay Ashford

SUPER sleuth Megan Rhys has been asked to advise on the murders of two young prostitutes whose bodies have been unceremoniously dumped in the street. Read

The Truth Club, by Grace Wynn-Jones

MARRIAGE has stirred up all sorts of weird longings in Sally Adams. Read