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Llŷn Maritime Museum and Gwasg Gwynedd celebrated the publication of  Cymeriadau Llŷn  at Nefyn Golf Club, on Thursday, 26 January.

Events to celebrate the love of reading were held in both north and south Wales on St Dwynwen’s Day to mark the launch of the  Quick Reads / Stori Sydyn  titles for 2012.

A Newport couple who first met at a library in 1984 and who will finally tie the knot this year, some 28 years later, have won first prize in the Stori Sydyn / Quick Reads St Dwynwen’s Day competition.

Three authors in the Ti'n Jocan  series, namely  Goronwy Evans,  Peter Hughes Griffiths  and  Ifan Gruffydd,  appeared at Brondeifi Vestry, Lampeter, on Tuesday 17 January.

The Best-selling English-language book from Wales this Christmas was Eddie Butler's  The Greatest Welsh XV Ever.  (Gomer).

Forget your Mills and Boon romances – the Welsh Books Council is looking for couples of all ages across Wales who can thank books in some way for making their lives complete. As part of the celebrations to mark the launch of the Quick Reads / Stori Sydyn titles for 2012, a competition has been launched to find Wales’s most romantic readers. The winners will be announced at a special event at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on the Welsh Valentine’s Day (Dydd Santes Dwynwen), 25 January 2012, and at Llanddwyn on Anglesey, the spiritual home of the Dwynwen legend. The first prize in the competition will include a bundle of books and a romantic break for two at a luxury hotel in Wales.

Heads Held High  (Seren) has been launched, including 170 stunning action photographs by Getty Images (official Rugby World Cup photographers), detailing the highs and lows of Wales’ campaign in New Zealand.

Two of the Scarlets’ leading players have been chosen as the faces of the 2012 World Book Day Campaign in Wales.

As the Welsh Books Council celebrates 50 years of service to the publishing industry in Wales, it is appropriate to remember the pioneering work of local book societies which paved the way for the national body.

The launch of  Yr Un Hwyl a'r Un Wylo: Cerddi Gwlad Dic Jones  (Gomer) was held at Caffi'r Emlyn, Tan-y-groes, on Thursday, 01 December.