Date: Wednesday 28th January 2015 Venue: Crowd of Favours, Harper Street, Leeds Discussing: UGLIES by SCOTT WESTERFIELD Blurb (from Amazon): Tally lives in a world where your sixteenth birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation which erases all your flaws, transforming you from an 'Ugly' into a 'Pretty'. She is on the eve of this important event, … Continue reading LBC Dystopia – Book 13 – Uglies write-up
2015
EVENT – Leeds Libraries Quiz Takeover
Leeds Libraries Quiz Takeover Venue: White Swan Leeds, Swan Street, Leeds Date: Thursday 19th of February 2015 Time: 7:00pm SUPER FANTASTIC QUIZ: from 8:00pm! Leeds Libraries will be taking over the White Swan on Thursday the 19th of February! Pop in from 7pm to enjoy a night of literary wonder in a delightful location, including a quiz that I … Continue reading EVENT – Leeds Libraries Quiz Takeover
LBC Medusa – Metro 2033 Write Up
Medusa LBC Date: Wednesday 11th of February 2015 Time: 7:30pm Address: 8-10 Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds Discussing: METRO 2033 DMITRY GLUKHOVSKY * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * … Continue reading LBC Medusa – Metro 2033 Write Up
LBC White Swan – Books ‘un’ picked
As always we have a list left over, so if you're looking for some suggestions, have a look here! BURIAL RITES - Hannah Kent THE LACUNA - Barbara Kingsolver THE CRANE WIFE - Patrick Ness WANDERLUST - Rebecca Solnit DRACULA - Bram Stoker REBECCA - Daphne Du Maurier UNDER HEAVEN - Guy Gavriel Kay x2 HOMICIDE … Continue reading LBC White Swan – Books ‘un’ picked
LBC Medusa – Books ‘un’ picked
As always we have a list left over, so if you're looking for some suggestions, have a look here! THE TROOP - Nick Cutter THREE - Sarah Lotz EVERY DEAD THING - John Connelly A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING - Ruth Ozeki OWL CATCHERS - Karen Maitland WATER MUSIC - TC Boyle INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE … Continue reading LBC Medusa – Books ‘un’ picked
LBC3Reads – Book 09 – Stoner – John Williams
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 20th of September 2014 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG DISCUSSED - STONER JOHN WILLIAMS BLURB 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 … Continue reading LBC3Reads – Book 09 – Stoner – John Williams
LBC3Reads – Book 04 – O Pioneer! – Willa Cather
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 20th of April 2013 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG DISCUSSED - O PIONEERS! WILLA CATHER BLURB Alexandra Bergson is the eldest child of a Swedish immigrant family newly arrived in the harsh untamed landscape of the American West. An original, determined child, she … Continue reading LBC3Reads – Book 04 – O Pioneer! – Willa Cather
LBC3Reads – Book 03 – The City and the Pillar Write Up
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 19th of January 2013 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG DISCUSSED - THE CITY AND THE PILLAR GORE VIDAL BLURB Jim Willard, former high-school athlete and clean-cut boy-next-door-, is haunted by the memory of a romanctic adolescent encounter with his friend Bob Ford. As … Continue reading LBC3Reads – Book 03 – The City and the Pillar Write Up
WSwan LBC – The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller
LBC White Swan Venue: White Swan Leeds Date: Sunday 8th of February 2015 Time: 6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing: THE SONG OF ACHILLES MADELINE MILLER The BLURB ( Amazon) Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, … Continue reading WSwan LBC – The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller
EVENT – Bristol Literature Festival!
The Bristol Women’s Literature Festival returns for 2015 Some of the literary scene’s brightest stars are arriving in Bristol to join a unique festival that celebrates women’s writing. After its dazzling success in 2013, the Bristol Women’s Literature Festival is delighted to announce it is returning to Watershed on the 14th and 15th March 2015. … Continue reading EVENT – Bristol Literature Festival!
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