LBC 3 READS 20th September 2014 – Stoner – John Williams We meet at Cafe 164 from 11am – 1pm. Stoner William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces … Continue reading LBC 3 READS this Saturday!!!!!!
2014
LBCGiraffe returns!!! A date for your diary
28th October! Join us at our new venue to discuss Gone Away World – Nick Harkaway NOW MEETING AT OUR NEW GIRAFFE HOME – CROWD OF FAVOURS All details here of how to find it! Address: Harper Street Leeds LS2 7EA Parking: Pay and display areas and multi-storey car parks nearby Telephone: 0113 246 9405 Website: … Continue reading LBCGiraffe returns!!! A date for your diary
Man Booker challenge 2014: J, by Howard Jacobson
Hello, woodsiegirl here! Once again (for I think the third year in a row?), I am attempting my annual challenge of reading the Booker Prize shortlist before the winner is announced. I have yet to manage reading all six before the announcement deadline, so here's hoping I manage a better job of it this year! … Continue reading Man Booker challenge 2014: J, by Howard Jacobson
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LBCPuffins Adrian Mole is Harry Potter?
Did JK Rowling base her ideas of Harry on Adrian. I mean they look very similar. Just a thought
All good things…
It's hard to believe that Leeds Book Club has been going for over 4 years now. We started off small, earnest and enthused and it was in Arcadia Bar in Headingley that we found our Mothership. This month will be our last meeting at Arcadia for the time being. As time moves on, people … Continue reading All good things…
September book clubs! LBCPuffins 17th September – The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 – Sue Townsend
Don't forget the next meeting of LBCPuffins on 17th September at The White Swan Leeds from 6:30pm The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 – Sue Townsend Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); … Continue reading September book clubs! LBCPuffins 17th September – The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 – Sue Townsend
September book clubs! MEDUSA – 10th September 2014 – The Miniaturist – Jessie Burton
Don't forget the next meeting at Medusa is on 10th September from 7:30pm discussing The Miniaturist – Jessie Burton Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam-a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion-a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery -Goodreads
Sharing Stories – A life too short – Ronald Reng
A life too short - Ronald Reng part of last year's Mental Health Reading Challenge 2013 *warning potential plot spoilers* Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, the biography of Robert Enke, the international footballer with the world at his feet who took his own life Here, award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces … Continue reading Sharing Stories – A life too short – Ronald Reng
LBCOutlaws Next pick!
LBC Outlaws Books that make you go Oooooo. Outlaws Yacht Club New York St · leedsbookclub.com Next LBCOutlaws meeting 25 September 6pm - 7pm reading The Cuckoo’s Call by Robert Galbraith. Plot: A brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel's suicide.
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