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Packed with lively double-page illustrations, a new book starring a small dragon has been hailed as the Welsh Where’s Wally? However, Find the Dragon! has an obvious Welsh slant, with every double page showing an iconic Welsh location, including Mount Snowdon, Caerphilly Castle and Portmeirion. Other scenes include the Red Wall at a Wales football match, a Gower beach and a farm full of disobedient sheep.  read more

This week sees the publication of Jane Evans, the inspirational story of a real woman born in poverty-stricken rural Victorian Wales who went from pig farmer to first female drover to working as a nurse alongside Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Betsi Cadwaladr in the Crimean War. Jane Evans is the story of a forgotten working class heroine and her will to survive.  read more

Two years since Wales success in Euro 2016, the men’s senior team have a new manager who has introduced a number of young faces that are rapidly becoming new heroes. We have been inspired by the unprecedented success of the women’s team under their new manager; by Chris Gunter who recently got his 93rd cap, making him the most capped player in Wales senior men’s team; and we respect all our clubs – big and small. To celebrate our passion for Welsh football, a new bilingual book has been published by Gwynfor Jones, Welsh Football – Day by Day.  read more

World class rugby referees and great friends, Nigel Owens and Derek Bevan have a lot of stories to share. Both refs were in the same car when they were almost killed in a car accident on the M4 in 2014. They are also the only Welshmen to officiate in a World Cup Final – Derek in 1991 and Nigel Owens in 2015. In a new book called Derek and Nigel, both referees share some of the funniest and most memorable moments in their careers.  read more

Here’s a book for Welsh learners with a difference! Teach your Dog Welsh aims to help Welsh learners practise their Welsh with their dog. The inspiration for the book came to Anne Cakebread after she re-homed Frieda, a rescue whippet. Anne came to realise that Frieda would only respond to Welsh commands. Slowly, whilst dealing with Frieda, Anne realised that she was overcoming her nerves about speaking Welsh aloud by talking to the dog, and her Welsh was improving as a result –this gave her the idea of creating a book to help other would-be learners whilst also using her skills as an illustrator.  read more

A new children’s book published this week will aim to teach children about helping each other, overcoming the odds and also the threat of global warming.  read more

This week sees the publication of Absolutely Huge (Y Lolfa), the hilarious memoirs of Gethin 'Huge' Hughes, Welsh rugby's most famous imaginary player.  read more

This week sees the publication of When Ravens Screamed Over Blood by William Vaughan – a fantasy novella which has its foundations in the magic and violence of the Welsh Mabinogion, Irish mythology and the Bible.  read more

The final instalment of a trilogy which tells the tantalising story of the final years of Glyndŵr's rebellion is published this week.  read more

A new novel based around the amusing antics of a group of characters in a village in the South Wales Valleys is published this week by Y Lolfa.  read more