Time off for mushroom picking and going to the fair, earth closets for toilets and no electricity. Life was very different for the first pupils at a Welsh village school celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. School Headteacher Trefina Jones pens a new book about the history of the school.

Chess is a game of extraordinary excitement and beauty and all children should have the opportunity to experience it. Indeed, many claim that playing abstract strategy games such as chess provides a wide range of cognitive and social benefits – such as improvements in problem-solving ability and communication skills.

Gillian Bridge, author of Sweet Distress, discusses her book on television news channel GB News on Saturday 20th August. "UK mental health problems are 'proliferating'" says author Gillian Bridge. You can watch a clip of the interview on Youtube.

Ruth Cornish, school librarian, writes a glowing review via ReadingZone Outside Chance, the second book in the Don't Doubt The Rainbow series by Anthony Kessel, is a cracking read! Fast-paced and page-turning, I read it in a couple of sittings whilst on holiday and it was the perfect mystery to enjoy at the beach.

"Set after the events of The Five Clues, Edie is trying to keep a lot of plates spinning. Her detective business is ever growing with many people asking her to follow up various mysteries: first there is the case of the missing dogs, then there is the bizarre behaviour of one of her school friends Dad's and then there is her neighbour who also needs a helping hand and her best friend also seems to throw a spanner in the works.

The much anticipated sequel to The Five Clues by Anthony Kessel is now available to buy. The second in the four-book Don’t Doubt the Rainbow series, Outside Chance is a fast-paced YA thriller in which teen detective Edie Marble is tasked with solving four very different but equally puzzling mysteries.