Last year, we read A Christmas Carol in lieu of book clubbing in December. This year Leeds Book Club would like to invite its members (and anyone else!) to join in the 2012 Christmas Read-a-long of...drum roll please... The Wind in the Willows KENNETH GRAHAME First published in 1908; this novel has become … Continue reading The Wind In The Willows Christmas Read-a-long
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Fairy-Land – Edgar Allan Poe
Fairy-Land Dim vales- and shadowy floods- And cloudy-looking woods, Whose forms we can't discover For the tears that drip all over! Huge moons there wax and wane- Again- again- again- Every moment of the night- Forever changing places- And they put out the star-light With the breath from their pale faces. About twelve by the … Continue reading Fairy-Land – Edgar Allan Poe
Sweet Tooth – Ian McEwan
SWEET TOOTH IAN MCEWAN There are some mild spoilers in this review, though I refrain from revealing the major plot points or ending. If you've read the novel and want to have a proper gab about it, please contact me on twitter (@LeedsBookClub) or via email! This book was sent out to me for review … Continue reading Sweet Tooth – Ian McEwan
The LainiBop Challenge – Book 20 – Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
READ! TO GO! 20 110 The LainiBop Challenge FLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID PHILIP K DICK * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I love Philip K. Dick, but have to admit I haven't read anything by him in … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 20 – Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
Interview with James Schwartz!
LBC is joined by James Schwartz - @QueerAsPoetry - author of Growing up Gay and Amish in America and poet for a chat about everything but the kitchen sink! ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** - We're actually very restrained. For us. So... the usual warning applies! ***SPOILERS WARNING *** - Not so spoiler-tastic, just our thoughts … Continue reading Interview with James Schwartz!
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Happy National Poetry Day!* Already thinking ahead to next year and inspired by todays celebrations online, I thought that it would be fun to invite our friends to join us for a year long poetry project. I would like you - that's right, you squirming there - to let me know what your favourite poem … Continue reading Your book blog needs you!!
J.R.R. Tolkien – Blue Plaque in Leeds
Did you know that J.R.R. Tolkien lived in Leeds for 5 years? From 1920-1925; Tolkien held his first academic position at the University of Leeds. It was during this period that he co-released Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - for many the definitive academic piece on this topic. Though his time at … Continue reading J.R.R. Tolkien – Blue Plaque in Leeds
Dark Tower 01 – The Wind Through the Keyhole – GUEST
DARK TOWER 01 - THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE STEPHEN KING Stephen King’s first Dark Tower novel – The Gunslinger - was published a long time before the rest of the series, which follows the quest of the last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and his companions along the Path of the Beam to find the Dark … Continue reading Dark Tower 01 – The Wind Through the Keyhole – GUEST
Mother to Son – Langston Hughes
Mother to Son Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the … Continue reading Mother to Son – Langston Hughes
The LainiBop Challenge – Book 19 – Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
READ! TO GO! 19 111 The LainiBop Challenge MRS DALLOWAY VIRGINIA WOOLF * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Sigh, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia! This book was on my TBR shelf, but I also picked it this month as part of … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 19 – Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
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