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Teach Your Dog Series
QUIRKY PHRASEBOOK SERIES SELLS OVER 100, 000 COPIES Back in 2018, Welsh artist Anne Cakebread approached publisher Y Lolfa with a rather off-the-wall idea. She wanted to publish the unusual Teach Your Dog Welsh: a handy pocket-sized phrasebook, beautifully illustrated, to help people learn Welsh with their pet. It might sound like a strange concept, but it’s obviously struck a chord with the public and is still selling well six years later. She’s added more languages to the eye-catching series since then, and the total sales for the series has just exceeded 100,000 copies. read more
A Child's Christmas in Wales
Swansea-based artist John Upton has brought to life the very house where Dylan Thomas grew up, 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, in a stunning new illustrated edition of A Child’s Christmas in Wales. After 29 years of dedication, Upton’s original paintings visually interpret Thomas’ classic holiday tale, focusing on authentic locations in Swansea—including Thomas' childhood home. read more
Desperate Rants and Magic Pants
Andrea Byrne’s new book hopes to break the taboos around fertility In her new book, Desperate Rants and Magic Pants, ITV Wales News anchor Andrea Byrne tells the very personal story of the battle she and rugby star husband Lee Byrne faced when trying to start a family. read more
Swansea and The Second World War
HOW THE PEOPLE OF SWANSEA ENDURED THE TOWN’S GREATEST ORDEAL October 2024 sees the publication of Swansea and the Second World War (Y Lolfa), a book that explores how the people of Swansea endured 40 air raids while also living under the threat of invasion during the Second World War. Author Bernard Lewis has scoured both local and national archives in order to tell – for the first time in a single volume – the story of how Swansea and its people came through the gruelling ordeal of the Second World War which saw the town centre devastated and a heavy loss of life due to the frequent enemy air raids. A host of other dangers and difficulties made life during the war in Swansea never less than precarious. read more
Christopher 'Gyp Davies' A Valleys Legend
Gyp - A Welsh Valleys Legend Shares His Story Local legend Christopher Davies, more widely known as Gyp, from Nantyffyllon in Llynfi Valley has this week released his biography, A Valleys Legend. It’s written by Mike Church. read more
World War 2, Wales and The Spanish Civil War inspire historical novel
The Flying Soprano is the intriguing title of a new novel written by Gareth Thomas and published by Y Lolfa. Described as “a love story that brings the past vividly to life” by Jon Gower, the novel is set in 1930s Glamorgan, Spain and London. read more
60 years of memories from the Welsh folk dance revival
This week sees the publication of a bilingual book of recollections by Welsh folk dancing enthusiast and contributor to the revival, Mavis Williams-Roberts. Welsh Folk Dance Recollections / Atgofion Dawnsio Gwerin Cymreig also includes a colour photo section and examples of dances that she has composed. read more
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