Jon Gower's Library of Wales Reading Challenge

The author and cultural commentator is hoping to complete the Library of Wales series in one year: "I've already read quite a few of the volumes in this marvellous collection, but, being a completist, I thought I'd like to read the whole lot. It'll give me a chance to reassess some of my all time favourites such as Raymond Williams' Border Country and also, hopefully, discover a good many new books to enthuse about. The Library of Wales is a great idea, beautifully packaged. It sheds new light on neglected books, bringing them back onto the book shelf. But up there they're worth nothing, they're just decorating a room. They have to be read to mean anything."