It’s the first day of March which marks the official start of Reading Wales Month ’25. The daffodils are abundance and the Welsh flag is fluttering on all our public buildings. Leeks — the third of our national symbols — are in the grocery stores though I’ve yet to see anyone wearing one.
To join me in this celebration of literature and authors from Wales, just grab the ReadingWales’25 image below, pick your book and start reading. Yes it’s as easy as that.
Some bloggers couldn’t wait to get started and have already read and reviewed their book choices. They put me to shame! I’ve read two books by Welsh authors, one is a collection of short stories and the other a novel set in Hamburg at the end of World War 2, I enjoyed both of them but haven’t yet got around to capturing my thoughts.
Head to the Reading Ladies blog where Carol has reviewed The Cobbler’s Apprentice by Lynette Rees. She describes this as “A poignant and compelling coming-of-age story set in Wales in the late 1800s.”
Over at ANZLitLovers, Lisa read Gifted by Nikita Lalwani which reflects the multi-cultural make up of Welsh society with a tale of an ambitious Indian father and a daughter with an exceptional gift for mathematics.
I’ll capture other reviews and posts on the dedicated ReadingWales’25 page but if I miss anything please let me know.
Darllen Hapus! (Happy Reading)
Join in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #ReadingWales25
