Quick Reads

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Stori Sydyn / Quick Reads are fast-paced, bite-sized books by bestselling writers. Since their launch in 2006, Stori Sydyn / Quick Reads have established themselves as the perfect books for people who have lost the reading habit or who struggle to read long and complicated books. Above all, they have proved that reading can be fun.

2008 sees a stellar line up – from a mix of bestselling fiction and non-fiction authors and personalities – offering something for all tastes.

The eight 2008 titles (four in Welsh and four in English) are priced at just £1.99 each. All the books are available now from book shops and from the Welsh Books Council website at www.cllc.org.uk

New titles for 2008

In Welsh:

Operation Julie, Lyn Ebenezer

Jackie Jones, Caryl Lewis

Dyn y Syrcas, Derfel Williams

Y Gwledydd Bychain, Bethan Gwanas

In English:

Life’s New Hurdles, Colin Jackson CBE

The Hardest Test, Scott Quinnell

Vinyl Demand, Hayley Long

Losing It, Roger Granelli

Stori Sydyn/Quick Reads are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government – as a key element in the National Basic Skills Strategy. The books also form part of the 2008 National Year of Reading in Wales.

Find out more about the 2006 and 2007 Stori Sydyn / Quick Reads titles – still available from bookshops and from the Welsh Books Council.

A further ten new titles for 2008 are available from Quick Reads in England. Go to www.quickreads.co.uk for further information.