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  • We’re thrilled to let you know that Christian Donovan won our Great Welsh Icon poetry competition with her poem,’ I Iolo Morganwg – wordsmith, con artist’. You can read her poem and the other great entries in our online poetry gallery. You can hear Christian reading her poem in the first episode of a new…

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  • Events for Booklovers and Writers in 2026

    It’s lovely to see so many of you in Chapter One bookshop at the moment, getting Christmas presents in, and thanks for your support. But we’ve not forgotten 2026 is just round the corner and we’re pleased to invite you to our January events.

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  • Where you might be looking for inspiration this Valentine’s Day, here’s a flavour of the Love Book Bar we held in Chapter One, a week ago. Our next Book Bar will be in a couple of months, but if you’re looking for new or old poetry books, we’ve a lovely selection. And the lead up…

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  • Thanks to everyone who came along to our Book Bar launch on December 12th, we sold out of tickets beforehand – which with everyone squeezed in – heightened our convivial atmosphere. As somellier

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  • Hello, and we hope to help you take some of the stress out of Christmas gift shopping this year, with our bookseller selected guides.

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