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 Press, and I have been thrilled to see all your contributions so far and the eclectic range of books you’ve discovered. We’ve had everything from a guide on how to conduct social research effectively, to audio recordings of Dylan Thomas reading his own work and a journey around the British coastline in search of grey Atlantic seals.

On the fiction front, two people chose West by Carys Davies — one of my favourite Welsh authors. We’ve also picked up a few classics in the form of One Moonlit Night by Caradog Prichard, short stories by Arthur Machen and The Dark Philosophers by Gwyn Thomas.

You can find these posts via the LinkUp – just scroll to the bottom of this page. If I’ve missed any of your posts, please just pop a comment below with your link so I can add your contribution.

Don’t worry if you are yet to write up your post. Although March 31 will be the official last day of this year’s event, the link up will be live until April 15. This is all part of my cunning plan because I still have reviews to write myself (oops).

Hope you’ve all enjoyed the event so far. Keep those reviews coming…..

19 responses to “Reading Wales Month — an end in sight”

  1. I’ve managed to write my comparison post about my perceptions of ‘And: A Memoir of My Mother’ and ‘Sugar and Slate’. I’ve added the link to the link party on your other post.

    Thank you for hosting again this year. I’m going to read through the other posts and make a list of books I might choose for future Reading Wales Months!

    1. Thanks wonderful Jan. Thank you so much for your support for our reading project. Hope you find something to interest you in the contributions from other people

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    Where has the month gone? I’m relieved to hear you say that the LinkUp is live until the 15th. I need to, erm, finish a couple of books and post their reviews. Eyes bigger than my reading speed, yet again.

  3. I had two to read but only managed a review of Death and Mary Dazill and don’t know how to link it up I’m afraid, but I’ve enjoyed all the reviews and my two reads so thank you!

    1. I’ve added the link for you Jane.

  4. Bravo you two! (Or should that be Brave if we’re using Italian?!) I hadn’t planned on fitting in any more Welsh titles this month but your mention of Machen, combined with your extended time for notifications of posts, suggests I might fit in a short story or two by him before the month is officially over. Hmm, what could I choose …

    1. Go on, you know you want to ……

      1. Heh, I’ve a review of Machen’s The Inmost Light already written and scheduled for after the weekend!

        1. Excellent, looking forward to seeing what you thought of his work

  5. I really enjoyed West, so thanks for the nudge! Well done on another great month

    1. It’s fun to see so many authors featured that I’ve not heard of previously.

  6. I haven’t done well this time round, but thanks to your readers, I’ll do better next year!

    1. I’m happy if people read only one – for some of the bloggers, it’s the first time they’ve read a Welsh author which makes me even more happy

      1. That’s true, except for How Green Was My Valley and Dylan Thomas it was for me, the first time I joined in.

        1. It’s decades since I read “How Green….”. I wonder what I’d make of it now

        2. Maybe a bit sentimental? Tho’ I might be remembering the BBC TV adaptation rather than the book.

  7. Well, just as I threatened, I haven’t picked up a Welsh author this month. But I hope the readers who picked up Clear enjoyed it as much as I did. And as I’m sure you know, I was the lucky winner of Where the Seals Sing. So I need to thank you for leading me to Kath’s site. And I look forward to reading Susan Richardson’s book very soon. That’s one Welsh author anyway!

    1. Where the Seals Sing does sound rather special.

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