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Yesterday (2nd March) was Saint Non's day. It's a day often overlooked in Wales but celebrated in Brittany. Parthian's intern, Corentin Orhant, who hails from Brittany, decided to find out a little more about the remarkable life of the mother of Saint David, our patron saint.   (Portrait of St Non in stained glass at the Chapel of Our Lady St Non, Pembrokeshire, Wales: By Thruxton - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7488499 ) Born in Pembrokeshire, Wales in the 5th Century AD, she died in the 6th Century AD in Brittany, France. According to legend she was raped by...

The Zimbabwean writer Bryony Rheam has added to her list of accolades by being awarded the Zimbabwean National Arts Merit Award in the category Outstanding Fiction. The award is for her novel All Come to Dust, which was initially published in Zimbabwe before being co-published by Parthian Books and amaBooks in the UK. The National Arts Merit Awards are the premier award given by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe in recognition of outstanding achievements in the arts and culture. The inaugural award ceremony was held in February 2002. Since then, the award ceremonies have been held in February each...

  Alys Morgan met Teresa Carberry, director of Mold Bookfest, and Caroline Johnson, manager of The Bookshop Mold, on Saturday, to sign copies of her memoir Ward Nine: Coronavirus.   The Bookshop Mold has been shortlisted for Independent Bookshop of the Year in Wales. Signed copies of Ward Nine: Coronavirus are available in store. To reserve a copy give them a ring on 01352 759879. Alys will be appearing at Mold Bookfest on Sunday May 20th. Keep an eye on their website and social media for further updates and a full schedule for the festival!    

Max Boyce will be taking to the road again in a couple of weeks, and there will be copies of Hymns & Arias available to buy at every venue! Is he coming to a town near you?!        

 Two years after she was admittted to Ward Nine of a north Wales Hospital with Coronavirus in April 2020, author Alys Morgan made an emotional return to Ward Nine, to thank staff there for their wonderful care of her, to present them with an autographed copy of Ward Nine: Coronavirus, and the chocolates she meant to give them two years ago! The hospital is still closed to visitors, but Alys is pictured here with Sister Sharon and nurses Emma, Lily and Anthony.   Alys thanked them for the care which saved her life, and said Ward Nine: Coronavirus was a...