Around 40 writers will be heading to the Vale of Glamorgan for the Cowbridge Book Festival. Organiser Stella Cheeseman reveals the ups and downs of putting on such an eventRead
The mysterious disappearances of King Arthur and Wales’ foremost rebel Owain Glyndwr have a remarkable similarity with that of one of Armenia’s greatest heroes, according to a leading Welsh clergymen.Read
Our cuddly archbishop, Rowan Williams, lately launched Literature Wales’ imaginative Literary Tourism programme, a venture which combines books, guided tours, history and personalities (they offer a choice of Owen Sheers on foot or horseback).Read
There is a new look to the annual Wales Book of the Year award for 2012. Lleucu Siencyn tells Karen Price why the changes are being made and what people can expectRead
His magical vision of children and their daemon companions on other worlds has entranced legions of young people, yet his next work is set to be far darker.Read
The Welsh polar explorer unfairly blamed for the failure of Scott’s 1911 Antarctic expedition is finally getting the recognition he deserves as a hero. Abbie Wightwick speaks to the author of a new book on Edgar EvansRead
Late March saw a serious literature overload. Last weekend, Cardiff’s Fiction Fiesta starred young Argentine writer Andrés Neuman, author of the new epic Traveller of the Century, who is translating a selection of Owen Sheers’ poetry into Spanish.Read
Hilary Shepherd used the landscape of the Sudan, with its wide horizons and its enormous skies, as a canvas in which to set her characters in Animated BaggageRead
In Cerys Matthews’ Radio Four documentary about Pippi Longstocking, Swedes claimed that had the ill-disciplined Pippi grown up, she would have become Dragon Tattoo’s über feisty Lisbeth Salander.Read
Despite her parents’ disapproval, Helen Parry Jones has spent a lifetime using her spiritual gifts. Kirstie McCrum talks to her about her life as a healer and the importance of her spirit guide SamRead
WELSH singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews has been announced as one of three new additions to the judging panel of the 2012 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize.Read
In her new autobiography, Taut Strings, harpist Elinor Bennett Wigley recalls a life filled with happiness yet tainted with family tragedy. She talks to Emily Woodrow about being a mother, musician and politician’s wifeRead
Sian Smith from Cardiff Council’s Literacy Scheme explains how a new online book club could encourage young people to combine reading with social networkingRead
