Happy National Poetry Day. I taught myself to love simply Anna Akhmatova I taught myself to live simply and wisely, to look at the sky and pray to God, and to wander long before evening to tire my superfluous worries. When the burdocks rustle in the ravine and the yellow-red rowanberry cluster droops I compose … Continue reading Happy National Poetry Day!
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LBCGiraffe – Book 07 – The Miracle Inspector Review – GUEST
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 30th of July 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 THE MIRACLE INSPECTOR HELEN SMITH * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 07 – The Miracle Inspector Review – GUEST
Sharing Stories – Tender is the Night – GUEST
Leeds Book Club will be participating in the Arts and Minds Network's new project on raising awareness of mental health issues. This cracking review is provided to us by regular book clubber, blogger and all round fabulous human being - @Becca_Lou18 TENDER IS THE NIGHT F. SCOTT FITZGERALD BLURB (from Amazon) In the wake of World War … Continue reading Sharing Stories – Tender is the Night – GUEST
Sharing Stories Book Club/ Meet up!
Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 15th of October 2012 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 As the man himself (that's you Tom) puts it, our meeting in October is: A chance to discuss books in a friendly group. For the last … Continue reading Sharing Stories Book Club/ Meet up!
Sharing Stories Podcast
Leeds Book Club will be participating in the Arts and Minds Network's new project on raising awareness of mental health issues. LBC is joined this week by Tom of @ArtsMindsLeeds to discuss #SharingStories. SHARING STORIES WRITE UPS
WSwan LBC – The Fictional Man Review
White Swan LBC Venue: White Swan Leeds Date: Sunday 14th of July 2012 Time: 6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing: THE FICTIONAL MAN AL EWING * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R … Continue reading WSwan LBC – The Fictional Man Review
An Awesome Austen Event!
Are you an Austen fan? Are you THE Austen fan? Would you like to meet and mingle with other like minded souls? Then the Bristol Women's Literature Festival is about to make your day... We’re looking for a young person aged 16-25 who has a passion for Jane Austen to take part in our … Continue reading An Awesome Austen Event!
Podcast – Interview with Ross Young
LeedsBookClub is delighted to welcome Ross Young to the LBC Podcast. Ross is an English author based in Egypt, currently spending most of his time in the fictional afterlife world of Gloomwood. We discuss Dead Heads, Ross writing techniques and the slippery slidey world of self publication. LANGUAGE - well...I'm hosting so usual warnings apply! … Continue reading Podcast – Interview with Ross Young
September 2013 – W.B. Yeats
September 1913 W.B. Yates What need you, being come to sense, But fumble in a greasy till And add the halfpence to the pence And prayer to shivering prayer, until You have dried the marrow from the bone; For men were born to pray and save; Romantic Ireland's dead and gone, It's with O'Leary … Continue reading September 2013 – W.B. Yeats
Interview with Claudia Christian!
There just isn't enough SQUEE in the world really. LeedsBookClub is delighted to welcome the sublime Claudia Christian who joined us this week. To hoards of SF fans, Claudia will always be General Susan Ivanova from Babylon 5 - one of the greatest SF characters in one of the greatest SF TV series EVER. However … Continue reading Interview with Claudia Christian!
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