The Song of the Wandering Aengus W.B. Yates I WENT out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing,And moth-like stars were flickering out,I dropped the berry in a streamAnd … Continue reading The Song of the Wandering Aengus – W.B. Yates
2011
Remember Remember
1742 Ditty Don't you Remember, The Fifth of November, 'Twas Gunpowder Treason Day, I let off my gun, And made'em all run. And Stole all their Bonfire away. Not a huge fan of Guy Fawkes myself (I'm all about Halloween and sweets!) but would like to wish everyone a very happy night! 1903 The … Continue reading Remember Remember
Christmas Read-A-Long – Stave Two
Hope you are all enjoying the Christmas Challenge as much as I am. I'd forgotten how beautiful this book really is!! (I'm trying to include relevant Muppets songs, but sometimes it's just not possible) A Christmas Carol Rough Guide Stave Two - 4th November Stave Three - 18th November Stave Four - 2nd December Stave … Continue reading Christmas Read-A-Long – Stave Two
2009 – the year of the Kate – Pt 2 – Mosse
Kate Mosse - author, broadcaster, theatre director and co-founder of the Orange Prize for fiction - was named the 2000 European Woman of Achievement for her contribution to the arts. She has long worked to make reading accessible - raising money for Dyslexia Action - and has recently become one of the most vocal authors campaigning against the closures of the … Continue reading 2009 – the year of the Kate – Pt 2 – Mosse
No Sanctuary by Seamus Heaney
No Sanctuary It’s Hallowe’en. The turnip-man’s lopped head Blazes at us through split bottle glass And fumes and swims up like a wrecker’s lantern. Death mask of harvest, mocker at All Souls With scorching smells, red dog’s eyes in the night－ We ring and stare into unhallowed light. From North, 1975 Many many moons ago, … Continue reading No Sanctuary by Seamus Heaney
The Hunger Games – Book 1
As my non LeedsBookClub self on twitter, I noticed that a number of my American friends have been positively GUSHING about the Hunger Games trilogy. I'd never heard of the series so naturally I asked about the books; once I did, I was positively bullied into agreeing to read them*. After I read the most … Continue reading The Hunger Games – Book 1
And Now It’s Not World Book Night…
The fall out from what is basically a good idea continues, with writer Susan Hill (who wrote The Woman In Black, which is absolutely terrifying, if you're looking for a scare this Halloween) creating her Not World Book Night list, which you can win a copy of by tweeting her a rhyme of your views … Continue reading And Now It’s Not World Book Night…
Richard Nottingham Book 2 – Cold Cruel Winter
The second in the Richard Nottingham series; Cold Cruel Winter follows the continuing caseload and life of the Chief Constable of Leeds. This book is set during the brutally cold winter of 1732. The ground has frozen solid, disease is rife, food is scarce and - as in The Broken Token - the distinctions between the … Continue reading Richard Nottingham Book 2 – Cold Cruel Winter
Human Beings by Adrian Mitchell
Human Beings look at your hands your beautiful useful hands you're not an ape you're not a parrot you're not a slow loris or a smart missile you're human not british not american not israeli not palestinian you're human not catholic not … Continue reading Human Beings by Adrian Mitchell
WBN-The Books… BookElf Rants Again
Twenty five books, but which to pick? Well, I've done mine, AR's done her's. The more Leeds' Readers we have applying to be givers, the greater chance of us having a cracking night in April with shed loads of Arcadians finding the book that will make them a reader... 1) look at the list of … Continue reading WBN-The Books… BookElf Rants Again
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