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16th Jan 2025

Appreciation and the Love Book Bar

If it’s not too late, then Happy New Year! We’ve had a lot of you visit over the second half of 2024, either to participate and or enjoy book related events, like author Jo Thomas, cookbook queens Jacqui and Julie, and local authors Judith and Thorne. Festival directors Michael Pugh of Llangwmlitfest and Amber Lort-Phillips…
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31st Dec 2024

Book Bar Launch: Wine and Crisp Tasting

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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5th Dec 2024

Author Interview: Phil Rowlands Talks Publishing And Advice For Writers

In our final part of his interview, Phil Rowlands tells us the story of how his publishing company, Diamond Books, came about.
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5th Dec 2024

Local Author Interview: Inspired By Pembrokeshire, Phil Rowlands

Following the unexpected death of his dad, when he was just twelve, Phil Rowlands describes how he sought solace and escape in the Pembrokeshire landscape. This is episode 2 in a three part interview with screenwriter, crime novelist and publisher Phil, who hails from Haverfordwest, so just down the road! Diamond Books, a publisher Phil…
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29th Nov 2024

Christmas Book Gift Guides From Chapter One

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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28th Nov 2024

Author Event: Chapter One Chat with Jo Thomas

We were absolutely thrilled to have author Jo Thomas visit us, to talk about her latest novel A Recipe For Christmas. Based in North Pembrokeshire, Jo is about to write her 21st novel, an amazing achievement, and she described how she got here. Working as a BBC producer and presenter
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25th Nov 2024

Pembrokeshire Author Interview: Phil Rowlands

Born and bred in Haverfordwest, Phil Rowlands has been an actor, screenwriter, and is now an author and publisher. He was one of the first actors
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25th Nov 2024

So You’d Like To Write A Book? Author Event Summary

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Day, we held our first author event at Chapter One, Narberth’s Independent Bookshop. We had a fine turnout of writers, some of whom
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24th Nov 2024

Reader Review From Fiction Lover Dot: Sebastian Barry

In our independent bookshop in Narberth, you can have hot drinks, cake and alcohol, and as much or as little conviviality as you would like. We love to talk books
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31st Oct 2024

A Recipe For Christmas: Jo Thomas, Author Event

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Jo Thomas, bestselling author, to Chapter One on November 23rd. A Pembrokeshire local, Jo has global readership and she combines dazzling writing with a love of family cooking and fun. Jo’s written three previous novels set at Christmas, but this is her first one which features a heroine,…
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