Welsh Books of the Month Club

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Comment by Ceri Shaw on December 5, 2008 at 3:08pm

This Months Welsh Book Club Selection is Chris Needs' - "The Jenkins's's"

Press Release HERE

Interview HERE

Purchase HERE

Help Chris make it to the top of the UK Christmas Bestsellers list for the second year running.

Comment by Ceri Shaw on November 30, 2008 at 1:10pm

Today is Mark Twain's birthday ( see THIS blogpost ) He is the author of the following famous/infamous quote about Welsh surnames:-

“Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name BZJXXLLWCP is pronounced Jackson.”

Comment by Ceri Shaw on November 2, 2008 at 4:25pm

This month the Americymru Welsh Books of the Month Club has three selections. Further details can be found in the blogposts listed below. Full reviews will hopefully follow soon.

“Welsh Dan Brown” sets thriller in West Wales

Fatal Neglect: Who Killed Dylan Thomas?

"My First Colouring Book" - Lloyd Jones

Comment by Ceri Shaw on September 18, 2008 at 5:56pm

An excellent choice Brian. I've added the 1905 edition to the Americymru Library and I will make the 2001 revised edition Book of The Month. Diolch.

Comment by Brian y Tarw Llwyd on September 18, 2008 at 1:51pm

I am not sure if this is the way to nominate a book, but I have a favorite one that anyone interested with Celtic (Welsh and Irish) mythology needs to have in the library: Celtic Myth and Legend, Revised Edition, by Charles Squire, (2001, originally written in 1905). The first half of the book deals with Irish Celtic myths, while the second half deals with British (mostly Welsh) myths (like King Arthur, Branwen, and Bran). It can be a little slow going because of his having written this in the early 1900s (more "flowery" language, perhaps) but if you want the best translations of these stories, this book is a classic in its field.

Comment by Ceri Shaw on August 17, 2008 at 11:20pm

and Runt by Niall Griffiths

Comment by Becki James Michalski on July 29, 2008 at 8:41am

Hello all. I am pretty new to Americymru and this group, but I was wondering if the books are limited to nonfiction or if any book that is supposed to take place in Wales is fair game?

Comment by Ceri Shaw on July 23, 2008 at 9:43am

This months first selection is "The Dark Philosophers" by Gwyn Thomas. I will be adding "Journey through Wales and Description of Wales" as suggested by Tom Williams as our second selection later on today. You can Giraldus Cambrensis online HERE.

Comment by Tom Williams on July 9, 2008 at 3:22pm

Is this where one would make a suggestion?

Geraldus Cambrensis' "Journey through Wales and Description of Wales", a 12th century account of a walk through Wales!

Comment by dave martin on June 13, 2008 at 6:41am

i would like too add to that and try to find the book, black sunday by john davies