READ! TO GO! 28 102 The LainiBop Challenge SEXING THE CHERRIES JEANETTE WINTERSON * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB In a fantastic world that is and is not seventeenth-century England, a baby is found floating in the Thames. The … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 28 – Sexing the Cherries
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Dead Heads (Gloomwood)by Ross Young – Review
FULL DISCLOSURE - Ross Young is a friend of a friend, who happens to be a writer. Actually, it’s a neighbour and friend - if we’re going to get nit-picky about it - who asked if I'd be interested in checking out this new novel. As he is a chap with impeccable taste, I enthusiastically agreed … Continue reading Dead Heads (Gloomwood)by Ross Young – Review
Breaking Bad – Ozymandias – Percy B Shelley
OZYMANDIAS PERCY B SHELLEY I MET a Traveler from an antique land, Who said, "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desart. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read, Which … Continue reading Breaking Bad – Ozymandias – Percy B Shelley
Things I like – Colette Nic Aodha
The following poem appeared in the 2013 Art Craftwork Higher Level and I thought it was too gorgeous to keep to myself!! It's the first time that I've read anything by this homegrown (mine - so Irish, before you all get all excited) poet, but I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for more from now on! … Continue reading Things I like – Colette Nic Aodha
Lainibop Challenge – Book 27 – Pride and Prejudice
READ! TO GO! 27 103 The LainiBop Challenge PRIDE AND PREJUDICE JANE AUSTEN * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB This much-loved novel by Jane Austen was first published in 1813 and Solis Press is proud to produce this 200th … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 27 – Pride and Prejudice
LBC Outlaws Write Up – The Glass Key – GUEST
LBC Outlaws The books that make you go ooooooooo!!!! Venue: Outlaws Yacht Club Date: 27th of June 2013 Time: 6pm for a 6:30 start THE GLASS KEY DASHIELL HAMMETT * * * SPOILERS * * * BLURB (Goodreads) ‘Paul Madvig was a cheerfully corrupt ward-heeler who aspired to something better: the daughter of Senator Ralph … Continue reading LBC Outlaws Write Up – The Glass Key – GUEST
Sharing Stories – Poppy Shakespeare Review – 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 book lover @BatRachy. POPPY SHAKESPEARE CLARE ALLEN BLURB Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N … Continue reading Sharing Stories – Poppy Shakespeare Review – GUEST
WSwan LBC – The Eyre Affair – GUEST
White Swan LBC Venue: White Swan Leeds Date: Sunday 12th of May 2012 Time: 6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing: THE EYRE AFFAIR JASPER FFORDE * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R … Continue reading WSwan LBC – The Eyre Affair – GUEST
Covering Shakespeare!
As a fan of the Bard, I'm very excited to read about the Hogarth Shakespeare programme, launching in 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Similarly to the Canongate Myth series, contemporary authors will be commissioned to create 'cover versions' of many of William Shakespeare's most beloved plays. To reinvent the plays as prose, … Continue reading Covering Shakespeare!
Sharing Stories – Magnificent Joe by James Wheatley – Guest Review!
(I´m away on my holidays at the moment and using internet cafe computers - which are awesome, don´t get me wrong - but make formatting and so on rather tricky. Apologies for any visual hiccups, I´ll fix as soon as possible. Also - and rather unfairly to out contributor, I won´t have a chance to … Continue reading Sharing Stories – Magnificent Joe by James Wheatley – Guest Review!
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