Events
Parthian acknowledges the financial support of the Books Council of Wales and Creative Wales.
MARCH:
Wednesday March 4th, 6pm – Taibach Community Education Centre, Port Talbot, SA13 2BN
A special screening of Mr Burton and a Q&A on the making of the film with Professor Angela John. More info here.
Thursday March 5th, 7pm for a 7.30 start – Griffin Books, 9A Windsor Road, Penarth, Cardiff
Peter Finch talks to John Osmond about The Literary Business. More info here.
Saturday March 7th, 1pm – The Riverfront, Newport, Gwent
IWD Literary Panel: a conversation celebrating Literary Women. Featuring Odette Debono and others. More info here.
Sunday March 8th, 6pm – The Old Swan Inn, Church St, Llantwit Major CF61 1SB
Tracey Rhys will be the guest poet at Sarah Persson’s monthly Poems & Pints night with open mic.
Wednesday March 11th, 6.30pm-8pm – The Hours Bookshop, Cathedral Close Brecon, LD3 9DP
The Things That Move Us: Join Carly Holmes and Natalie Ann Holborow as they discuss their books Love Letters on the River and Wild Running. Free event and all welcome. More info here.
Friday 20th March, 5pm – Browns Marquee, Laugharne Festival
Peter Finch talks to John Williams about The Literary Business. More info here.
Saturday 21st March, 2pm – Browns Marquee, Laugharne Festival
Join Francesca Rhydderch in conversation with Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch. More info here.
Saturday March 21st, 11.30am – Gallery 57, Newport Festival of Words
White Sheep Book Launch: Odette Debono will be in conversation with Gary Raymond about her memoir of growing up in the narrow dockland streets of late-sixties Newport. More info here.
Monday March 23rd, 7pm – Dylan Thomas Theatre, Gloucester Pl, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 1TY
Tracey Rhys will be a guest poet at Christopher Horton’s event in Swansea.
Friday March 27th, 7pm – The Queer Emporium, 2-4 Royal Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AE
The launch of Blueprints, a searing, reflective and truthful collection of essays by award-winning writer, Crystal Jeans. With special guest Rhian Elizabeth. Hosted by Richard Davies. More info TBC here.
APRIL:
Friday April 3rd, 7.30pm – The Cellar Bards, The Cellar, 25/26 Quay Street, Cardigan SA43 1HU
Patrick Jones is the guest poet and he will be reading from his latest collection Antidotes to Dissolution.
Wednesday April 15th, 2.30pm – Port Talbot Library, Aberafan Centre, Port Talbot
'Philip Burton: A Stage-Struck Man': Join Angela V. John as she discusses and reads from Behind the Scenes.
Thursday April 16th, time TBC – Llanishen Probus
Peter Finch event for The Literary Business. More info TBC.
Sunday April 26th, 10.30am – Hengwrt, 8 Carmarthen Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6AE
Norena Shopland – A History of Women in Men’s Clothes: Drawing on extensive archival research, Norena Shopland uncovers the hidden histories of women who defied convention by wearing men’s clothing. From seeking work and safety to expressing gender and identity, this illuminating talk reveals lives lived boldly against the rules of their time. Part of the Pride Llandeilo collection. Llandeilo Lit Fest. Booking info here.
Sunday April 26th, 12.30am – Hengwrt, 8 Carmarthen Street, Llandeilo, SA19 6AE
Carly Holmes joins BAFTA-winning writer Will Millard to discuss Love Letters on the River, her lyrical celebration of wildlife along the River Teifi. Through vivid encounters with creatures from badgers to ospreys, she offers an intimate portrait of joy in the natural world. Booking info here.
MAY:
Thursday May 7th, 7pm – The Town Library, Queen's Square, Aberystwyth, SY23 2EB
In conversation with Francesca Rhydderch and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, hosted by Waterstones. Cash only on the night. More info here.
Friday May 8th, 7.30pm – The Cellar Bards, The Cellar, 25/26 Quay Street, Cardigan SA43 1HU
Jemma L. King is the guest poet and she will be reading from her latest collection Moon Base One.
Saturday May 9th, 10.30am – Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre, National Museum, Cardiff
'Against the Odds: Philip Burton Goes to America’. A talk by Angela V. John for Friends of the National Museum. Open to all. £10 entry for non-members.
Wednesday May 13th, 2pm – Cover to Cover, The Tabernacle, Mumbles, Swansea
Event with Francesca Rhydderch and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, in conversation with Stevie Davies & John Spurr. In association with the Cultural Institute, Swansea University. More info TBC.
Thursday May 14th, 7pm – Caban, Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna
Event with Francesca Rhydderch and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, in conversation with Jon Gower. Music by Ceri Owen Jones and Elsa Davies. More info TBC.
Saturday May 16th, 6.30pm – St Illtud's Church, Church Lane, Lantwit Major, CF61 1SH
Event with Francesca Rhydderch and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, interviewed by Gary Raymond. Hosted by Bardic Books. More info here.
Monday May 18th, 7pm – Neath Antiquarian Society, Old Town Hall, Neath
Angela V. John will discuss her latest book Behind the Scenes. Open to the public for a small fee.
Wednesday May 27th, 7pm – Canolfan Bethlehem, Newport, Pembs
‘From Mountain Ash to Manhattan: Philip Burton’s Dramatic Life’: Join Angela V. John as she discusses and reads from Behind the Scenes.
Sunday May 31st, 11.30am – Exchange Marquee, Hay Festival
How can we hold onto memory? Two Welsh writers discuss the erosion of memory and the art of the memoir with writer and translator Daniel Hahn in this luminous conversation about what is being lost and what we can hold on to.
JUNE:
Friday June 5th, 5pm – The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3BU
Join Norena Shopland and Aberration, in association with Parthian Books, as they launch Norena's new biography on the Anglo-Welsh poet Katherine Philips. English-language event. Booking info here. To join online book here.
Saturday June 6th, 7.30pm – St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major, CF61 1SB
Crystal Jeans and Ben Wildsmith will discuss their new memoirs Blueprints (Parthian) and Whose Song to Sing? (Calon).
JULY:
Sunday July 5th, 1pm – The Lady Chapel, Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff CF5 2LA
Mothers and Daughters: Whose Story Do You Tell? Francesca Rhydderch, winner of the Wales Book of the Year for her first novel, publishes a memoir of her struggle to understand a misdiagnosed medical condition and of the memories of her mother Angharad. Odette Debono has been trying to understand the story of her mother all her life. Growing up in a mixed-heritage family in Pil, Newport, White Sheep is the story of Odette's coming to terms with a challenging childhood. But whose story do you tell in the end?
Interviewed by Rebecca Gould of the British Council. Booking info TBC.
Parthian acknowledges the financial support of the Books Council of Wales and Creative Wales.
