‘Troeon : Turnings’ – a conversation between Welsh and English

John DaviesCulture, Featured, Penarth View Bookshelf

Troeon : Turnings is the fruit of a creative collaboration between Penarth resident Philip Gross and Welsh-language poet Cyril Jones. The work is further enlivened with cover and text designs by fine artist Valerie Coffin Price from Llandough. The poems feature watery themes and are primarily inspired by a myriad of rivers ‘…on their separate ways to articulation: north south east/ … Read More

Penarth Personal Trainer Turned Author Ryan Evans Launches New Memoirs and Writes on his Trauma to Triumph Story

John DaviesCommunity, Featured, Penarth View Bookshelf

The 121 Effect is not your typical ‘Get Fit Quick’ book, neither does it simply tell you how to live your life. It is more like having a conversation with a friend, simply listening to their crazy stories. Throughout this memoir, Ryan tells the story of his life; some sad and a little scary, other times inspiring and heart-warming. And through … Read More

The Summer Bookshelf 2021

Katherine PeachCommunity, Penarth View Bookshelf

Fiction The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell (plus signed bookplate) The author of Invisible Girl, Lisa Jewell, returns with the chilling story of a missing daughter, an abandoned house in the woods and a sinister note that may hold the key to a grisly truth. This thriller is the perfect summer read to keep you gripped! Better still, everyone … Read More

The Spring Bookshelf 2021

Katherine PeachCulture, Featured, Penarth View Bookshelf

Fiction The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard With her husband recently murdered, Umiko Wada just wants to keep her head down. As a secretary to a private detective, her life is pleasingly uncomplicated. That is, until he takes on a new case. A case which gets him killed, and Umiko quickly realises that being a detective isn’t … Read More

Y ‘Sws Of Life’ i Cool Cymru

Stifyn ParriCulture, Featured, Penarth View Bookshelf

Roeddwn yn digwydd cael swper efo Catherine Zeta Jones, as you do, ac mi ofynnais iddi, ar ôl gwydred neu dri o win, fydde hi’n barod i roi mwy o finlliw a chusanu darn o bapur gwyn i mi, er mwyn i ni gopïo ei gwefusau a’u defnyddio fel logo. Cytunodd hi. Cusanodd hi’r papur ac mi wnaethon ni gario … Read More

The Winter Bookshelf 2020

Katherine PeachCulture, Penarth View Bookshelf

Fiction The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor Up until now, 16-year-old Evie Epworth’s life has been nothing special: a patchwork of school, Guides, cows, lost mother and village fetes. She dreams of a life far away from rural east Yorkshire, but standing in her way is Christine, Evie’s soon-to-be stepmother, a manipulative and money-grubbing schemer. This is a … Read More

On the Spring Bookshelf

Katherine PeachCulture, Featured, Penarth View Bookshelf

Griffin Books have given us their top picks for your Spring Bookshelf. Whether you enjoy fiction, non-fiction or children’s books, they’ve got the best books for you this Spring. Fiction Saving Missy by Beth Morrey £12.99 *Signed edition- while in stock* Missy Carmichael’s life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost or lost touch with, Missy knows … Read More

TAMAID O ALLAN A‚ FO!

Stifyn ParriCulture, Featured, Penarth View Bookshelf

Tra oeddwn yn cynhyrchu cyngerdd agoriadol Ryder Cup Wales, roedd hi’n anodd anghofio’r holl alwadau ffôn, y bribes a’r chwarae plant a gefais gan gymaint o berfformwyr o Gymru oedd isio cymryd rhan yn y digwyddiad yma yn Stadiwm y Mileniwm: rhai yn cael strops am na chawson nhw eu dewis, rhai yn bygwth peidio gweithio efo fi byth eto, … Read More