Happy publication day to Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, whose brilliant new history of the largest Empire of antiquity is published today. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings tells the story of the Achaemenid monarchs, who held court in unparalleled grandeur from their fabled palace-city of Persepolis. Here, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs passed …
Janice Hallett’s debut novel, The Appeal, has been shortlisted for the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year Award at this year’s British Book Awards. Universally known as the Nibbies (because the awards themselves are in the shape of a pen nib), the annual Awards celebrate the biggest successes in the British publishing world – …
The countryside, the land, how we farm and enjoy it or otherwise have a relationship with it is never far from our minds in Montgomeryshire and the Borders. It’s a perennially fascinating topic we’ll be exploring with two top authors at this year’s Monty Lit Fest. Patrick Laurie‘s book, Native, is rooted in his native Galloway, …
At Monty Lit Fest, we want to do everything we can to champion and celebrate local authors. The Literature Wales Writers of Wales database is a great showcase, an online directory featuring profiles created and updated by writers themselves. It’s possible to search the database by name, location, language and genre. So, if you want …
We’re delighted to announce that Monty Lit Fest is back – and with a bang! We’ll be running our Summer 2022 Festival over the weekend of 10th-12th June 2022 in the historical town of Montgomery. The Festival will be based at Montgomery Town Hall on Broad Street, but we’ll also be running sessions in a …