Author to speak about his historic novels at Llangollen Library

A Wrexham writer will be at Llangollen Library early next month to give a talk about his mystery novels.

David Ebsworth will be in town on Tuesday December 3, at 2pm, to give an insight into his Wrexham & Chester Victorian Mysteries. 

From the astonishing events of Wrexham's 1876 "Year of Wonder" to the equally "stranger than fiction" accounts of 1884, he will be chatting about the factual background of his novels Blood Among The Threads and Death Along The Dee.

His visit is part of a series of author events hosted by Denbighshire Libraries to help brighten up the cold winter days.

Million-selling author Simon McCleave will be at St Asaph Library on Friday November 22, 2pm. His series of books featuring DI Ruth Hunter started with the Snowdonia Killings, and other titles include the Denbigh Asylum Killings and the Llangollen Killings. He has more recently written a standalone thriller called the Last Night at Villa Lucia.

 

Welsh Language author Manon Steffan Ros will be visiting Denbigh Library on Monday November 18, 2pm. 

Manon has written over 23 books for adults and children in the Welsh language and has won the Wales Book of the Year for her adult fiction. 

She is the four-time winner at the Tir na n’Og Wales Children’s Book Awards and has also won Eisteddfod and National Theatre Wales awards for her script writing and the YOTO Carnegie 2023 medal for writing.

Prestatyn Library will welcome Kate Ellis on Wednesday November 20, 2pm. Kate has written 28 novels which follow DI Wesley Peterson, and five crime novels with a supernatural twist which feature another DI, Joe Plantagenet. 

Rhyl Library will host a double bill, with romantic novelist Trisha Ashley visiting with Juliet Greenwood on Thursday November 28, 2pm. Trisha has written over 27 novels, many of them Sunday Times bestsellers, and has also published short stories and poetry. In 2024, her latest novel The Wedding Dress Repair Shop won the RoNA Award for Popular Fiction.

 

Juliet Greenwood is the author of eight historical novels, published by Honno, the Welsh Women’s Press, Orion and Storm Publishing. Her first novel was a finalist for the People’s Book Prize, and her second was Waterstones Wales’ Book of the Month. More recently, her novel with Storm Publishing, The Last Train from Paris, based on her mother’s experiences in WW2, became a kindle bestseller in both the US and the UK.

 

A murder mystery evening based on ‘The Darkest Evening’ by Ann Cleeves will test the attendees of Rhuddlan Library on Thursday November 21, 7pm, hosted by the library team. In Ruthin, writer and broadcaster Myfanwy Alexander will stop by the Library, also on Thursday  November 21, 2pm to talk about her series of crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Daf Dafis, who is passionate about keeping the peace in his square mile but his life is always complicated.

 

Deborah Owen, Principal Librarian said: “We hope there’s something for everyone with these author visits. Whether you prefer crime, romance or historical fiction, I’d like to invite everyone to come and join us.

 

"Please contact your local library for more information on a specific author visit or to book a place.”

 

Councillor Emrys Wynne, Lead Member for Welsh Language, Culture & Heritage said: “These visits are an opportunity for the people of Denbighshire to gain an insight into a number of popular authors, as well as their published topics. There are visits all across the county, which cover many different topics and themes for residents to enjoy.”

 

These events are supported by Denbighshire Leisure and partly funded by UK Government.