It does, thanks Cetra. They seem to have added âYn y tš hwnâ, although not in the same place.
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Hereâs one that Blodwen Jones lovers will like - Un Noson by Llio Elain Maddocks:
Iâm early Sylfaen with a lot of time clocked in SSIW/Duo/attempting to read the news, and found this a bit above my level - thereâs no glossary, either. But, I had a dictionary and a notepad to hand and managed to finish this without stressing (which makes me wonder if I should try DeltaNet again).
It checks off a full rom-com bingo card, but itâs light-hearted enough for a learner whoâs still used to footnotes and Iâd recommend it fully. I loved the challenge of something a bit above my level, but not impossible either.
Shwmae Alan. Gad i ni gwybod shwd maen mynd plis.
Sâmae John
Dan niân yn Tenerif ar hyn o bryd.
Another âmeet the authorâ Zoom event:
âChat with an authorâ online event for advanced learners
HENO / TONIGHT - Siop yr Hen Bost, Blaenau Ffestiniog!
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Simon Chandler runs an online Welsh book club, if anyone is interested. Itâs not for beginning learners though, more for accomplished Siaradwyr Newydd. If youâre on Facebook, you can reach him here:
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Iâve noticed this one hasnât yet been mentioned in this topic - itâs part of the Cyfres yr Onnen series, so aimed at 9-14 year olds and not technically a learnersâ book. Donât let that put you off though, itâs a lovely book and worth reading (I read it at the end of Sylfaen and only really struggled with some vocab).
Our main character in Sgrech y Mor is Sion, a grieving young lad in his early teens who regularly clashes with his stepfather. Mum sends Sion away for the summer holidays to live with âAnti Bethâ, his late dadâs free-spirited spinster older sister and her boisterous dog Gel. Sion isnât sure about his new situation in this small Welsh seaside village, only agreeing to go to make Mum happy, but he soon gets a whole lot more than he bargained for.
A few sad bits but overall heartwarming, and we could have all done with an Anti Beth figure in our teenage years, I think. I wrote a Goodreads review which goes a bit more in-depth (warning: there is one bit in there that Iâd consider a âtrue spoilerâ but I have filtered it) but I read this without any knowledge of where the plot would go. I think I enjoyed it all the more for that.
Doyou know if those plans to make everybook an audiobook happened? I cant find them and there arent any connected with my libraryâs borrow box either
if you follow the ffolio link https://ffolio.wales and put âAmdaniâ in the search, it brings up the series, and then scroll down a bit and you can choose EPUB, MP3 format or PDF from the filter list.
The search brings up 43 titles, but using each of the digital formats shows fewer, so it looks to me as if not all have been digitised, but you could enquire using the online contact form (press âhelpâ in the top banner and then âcontact usâ to get to the form).
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Saw this in the news and thought it might interest some;
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If youâve read any books by Islwyn Ffowc Elis, especially those set in the future like Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd or Y Blaned Dirion you might like to register for this Zoom talk organised by Menter Caerdydd next Thursday - 14 March:
Go to https://mentercaerdydd.cymru/event/sgwrs_y_mis_mawrth_zoom/29 to receive the Zoom link
I was talking to Kai this morning about reading as Iâm currently reading âBlasuâ gan Manon Steffan Ros and, although I am enjoying it, I would really like to read something on a similar level of proficiency but for people who have studied with the southern course. Kai said such books do exist but that he couldnât bring any to mind at that time. Any recommendations, please? If it helps my favourite authors in saesneg include Raymond Chandler, Len Deighton, Douglas Adams and Daphne du Maurier.
Diolch
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I really, really enjoyed âPantglasâ by Mihangel Morgan, which is set in south Wales and is a similar style to âBlasuâ in a way, with different chapters focused on different characters in the village. Iâd love to hear what you think of it, @Tony_Davis.
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Iâll order that then Deborah, and report back 
I did a quick search in my charity shop purchase box and found that I have two books by Mihangel Morgan; Te gydaâr Frenhines and dirgel Ddyn, so I will probably read those first
I read âDirgel Ddynâ ages ago now. It was always on the reading list for Dysgu Cymraeg classes. I canât remember a lot about it, but I think it was OK. I havenât heard of âTe gydaâr Frenhinesâ though.
I was actually thinking of rereading âPantglasâ while I wait for my bookclub to assign the next book to read, so I just might do that!
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This may be of interest to members of this thread - a chance to chat with the author Angharad Tomos over Zoom - organised by Cymdeithas yr Iaith for Welsh learners
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Iâve just finished reading âGwenwyn⌠a Gwasgod Felenâ by Haf Llewelyn. It was a fairly easy read (once you learn some older vocabulary) and a nice story as well.
Itâs set just before the Mimosa was sailing off to Patagonia and deals with some of the social issues of the day.
Iâm getting more used to the North Walian forms, which helps.
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Sounds interesting!