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
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LBCPuffins review book 02 – The Sheep Pig – Guest
LBC Puffins Date: Tuesday, 11th of June 2013 Time: 6pm DISCUSSING: THE SHEEP-PIG DICK KING-SMITH The Sheep-pig is one of Dick King-Smith's most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation – Babe - was released in 1995. 'Why can't I learn to be a Sheep-Pig?' When Babe, … Continue reading LBCPuffins review book 02 – The Sheep Pig – 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!
Lainibop Challenge – Book 26 – Breaking Dawn
READ! TO GO! 26 104 The LainiBop Challenge BREAKING DAWN STEPHANIE MEYER * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 26 – Breaking Dawn
Booky Blog – Sharing Stories and other reads…
Howdy howdy folks! Our first #SharingStories book club was held tonight at Giraffe restaurant on Greek Street, co hosted by @ArtsMindsLeeds - Tom to his buddies. It's always a bit daunting starting anything new (*cough* even if you've done it once or twice before) so it was terrific to have so many book club buddies joining … Continue reading Booky Blog – Sharing Stories and other reads…
Booky Blog – Inferno and The Rosie Project
30th of May 2013 Well, I finished Inferno by Dan Brown. I quite enjoyed it, though the ending is impossibly silly. In fact, the latter few chapters are utterly ridiculous. It's probably the first Dan Brown novel I've ever read where I consistently cared more for the artwork and literature mentioned & described than the plot, … Continue reading Booky Blog – Inferno and The Rosie Project
LBC Outlaws – Write up the First! – The Hound of the Baskervilles
LBC Outlaws The books that make you go ooooooooo!!!! Venue: Outlaws Yacht Club Date: Inagural meeting on 28th of May, thereafter the last Thursday of each month Time: 6pm for a 6:30 start THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE * * * SPOILERS * * * Our first meeting of #LBCOutlaws involved … Continue reading LBC Outlaws – Write up the First! – The Hound of the Baskervilles
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