I woke up on Saturday with a horrible horrible hangover, fresh from a dream where we had set World Book Night up on trestle tables on Otley Road, nobody had come and everything was covered in sand... ...so its fair to say I was sliiiiiightly nervous when it came to 6.30 that evening. The lovely … Continue reading World Book Night at Arcadia
2011
Book Club the Bigger! Meeting the first!
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 30th January 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Discussed: The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey Right, despite this being the first time we had all met up, we wasted no time in getting started, barely waiting for … Continue reading Book Club the Bigger! Meeting the first!
World Book Night
This is a bit of Shameless self promotion on my part, but I would like to warmly invite anyone who lives in Leeds (and is over 18) to come to the Travelling Suitcase Library's World Book Night Event. We will be in Arcadia Ale and Wine Bar, in Headingley, from 7 pm. I will be … Continue reading World Book Night
If I have to leave – D.E. Barrell
Today, I have mostly been trying to remember poetry that I last read in 1998, for my O Levels. Thanks to facebook, I now know that the book we studied was Revival (which I am now scouring the internet for), and have managed to track down my personal favourite from the set, and one that … Continue reading If I have to leave – D.E. Barrell
If you like it then you should have put a ring on it…
Its been a long time since I wanted to throw a book accross the room, yet I very nearly did on more that one occasion reading The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough. I chose this book as it is supposedly a modern classic, and was reprinted by Virago Books in 2007 for its thirtieth anniversary … Continue reading If you like it then you should have put a ring on it…
Podcast the second – A Valentines Day Special
* * *PODCAST* * * Valentines Day Podcast Special 'White Linen Shirts a-Plenty' In this exciting chapter (see what I did there?), we discuss Falling for a Dancer by Deirdre Purcell The BBC 1998 series of Falling for a Dancer ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** We do better than last time, but once again, at a particular … Continue reading Podcast the second – A Valentines Day Special
Podcast the First – It’s getting Dark in here…
* * *PODCAST* * * Poddy the first 'Better bring a torch, it's going to get dark' We look at the following YA series The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** - We were doing so well, … Continue reading Podcast the First – It’s getting Dark in here…
Booker Challenge – Book 1!
BOOKER CHALLENGE Title: The White Tiger Author: Aravind Adiga Year Won: 2008 Rating: 8/10 Quick Summary: Set in modern day India, this book comprises of a series of letters, written by the self made Balram Halwai to the Premier of China. Originally from a tiny village in 'the darkness' of rural India, Balram was an … Continue reading Booker Challenge – Book 1!
Booker Challenge – Book 4!
BOOKER CHALLENGE Title : The Bone People Author : Keri Hulme Year Won: 1984 Read for: January 2011 Rating : 7/10 Quick Summary: Set in New Zealand, this is a book of two distinct sections. The first introduces us to the artist Kerewin, the troubled, and mute 8 year old Simon, and his widower adoptive … Continue reading Booker Challenge – Book 4!
BookElf’s piece on the Leeds Guardian … with photo!
Leeds Central Library protest: Defending people's right to learnIn the region of 50 people held a sit-down protest in Leeds Central Library against council plans to close up to 20 libraries in Leeds. Guest blogger Jess Haigh was one of them. Here's her take on the day of protest Protester Jess Haigh takes part in … Continue reading BookElf’s piece on the Leeds Guardian … with photo!
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