As a teenager I was a huge fan of L.J. Smith. My best friend and I worked our way through the Night World* series with great glee! Every book was read a dozen times and we've been waiting for the final one in the series for over a decade now!! With the The Secret Circle due to … Continue reading The Secret Circle – Book 1 – The Initiation
2011
Jane Eyre 2011 Film Review
The second LeedsBookClub film trip - our first being Alice in Wonderland. (Apologies for how late I am getting this up. I actually started it an aaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggeeeeeeeeeee ago and became totally distracted by non-essential nonsense like work...and life...) It was a lovely day out that ended - predictably enough - at the pub. Here we analysed, discussed … Continue reading Jane Eyre 2011 Film Review
Medusa LeedsBookClub!!!
Live in or near Horsforth? Looking for fun in the New Year? Love reading? Then I have exciting news!!! In 2012, Medusa Bar and Leeds Book Club will be joining forces to provide a fantastic new reading experience - the (imaginatively) named Medusa LBC Venue: Medusa Bar in Horsforth Date: Wednesday 11th January 2012 Time: … Continue reading Medusa LeedsBookClub!!!
Leaving Certificate Poetry – William Shakespeare
Along with Eavan Boland, we also studied 6 sonnets by the Bard. I consider myself privileged in that I have always had a very positive relationship with William Shakespeare. My parents had surprised me with comic versions of Hamlet and Macbeth as a youngling. Surprisingly, these retained the majority of the language of the originals … Continue reading Leaving Certificate Poetry – William Shakespeare
Fancy a Christmas pint?
As we are not meeting up in December for a book club; we will be meeting up to share the Christmas Cheer! Date: 2nd December Time: 7pm Venue: Massey's Bookseller City Bar Address: 83 Cookridge Street, Leeds, LS2 8ER Specialities: Buy-1-Get-1-Free Cocktails What to expect? A load of us quietly and demurely sipping … Continue reading Fancy a Christmas pint?
New Scandinavian Crush Klaxon
The Reading Mojo is BACK baby! So this Jo Nesbo's a bit good isn't he? Just spent the last two nights gripped in the seedy world of Harry Hole reading the first of his novels chronologically to have been translated into English, The Redbreast. It takes a while to get into, and they really do … Continue reading New Scandinavian Crush Klaxon
Anne McCaffrey
I have just read that Anne McCaffrey - one of the greatest of the SF Grand Dame's - has passed away from a stroke, aged 85 years. An author for over 35 years, with almost a hundred titles under her belt; she wrote in a charismatic, imaginative and humorous fashion. Indeed, her first foray into … Continue reading Anne McCaffrey
WHY ARE YOU NOT WRITING AWARD WINNING DRAMA, EH?
Where are all the working class women writers? 1) They are EVERYWHERE. Seriously, go to a spoken word event! Go to one shitting spoken word event in Sheffield, or Bradford, or Manchester, or Leeds and LISTEN to these women’s voices. Listen to the stories of single-motherhood, forced prostitution, being different, being alone. Go to women's … Continue reading WHY ARE YOU NOT WRITING AWARD WINNING DRAMA, EH?
GCSE Poetry
I loved AR's memories of her Leaving Cert poetry last week, and it got me thinking about the dreaded English Lit Anthology I lugged about for the two years of my GCSEs. At the time, I wasn't the biggest poetry fan in the world-I loved talking about it in class, and finding hidden meanings within … Continue reading GCSE Poetry
Chris Nickson – Best Books 2011!!!
Chris Nickson has been named as one of the ten best mysteries of 2011!!! Cold Cruel Winter has been listed on Library Journal as one of it's must reads of the year. Well colour us not surprised at all! When we reviewed this book a few month ago (here) we highlighted the authentic and wonderful … Continue reading Chris Nickson – Best Books 2011!!!
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