12th July 2015 Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman at The White Swan in Leeds City Centre starting at 6pm Swan Street Leeds LS1 6LG 0113 242 0187 info@whiteswanleeds.co.uk
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What’s your favourite fictional food?
From Willy Wonka's ever lasting gobstopper to Mr Twit's wiggly spaghetti or even Turkish delight from the Lion Witch and the wardrobe. what is your all time favourite fictional food? Answer below or tweet to @lbcpuffins on twitter .
Happy Bloomsday!
Happy Bloomsday everyone! James Joyce is one of Ireland's most beloved authors. His most celebrated novel is the mammoth and epic Ulysses. The novel charts the life of protagonist Leopold Bloom for one day - the 16th of June 1904. It takes place across one day and was based on The Odyssey by Homer. The … Continue reading Happy Bloomsday!
LBCDystopia’s next read on 22nd July @crowdoffavours – Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
A date for your diary! LBCDystopia's next read on 22nd July starting from 6:30pm Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro see goodreads for more information - here
The Leeds Big Bookend Premiere of Drink with a Chimp and Festival Launch Party
The Leeds Big Bookend Premiere of Drink with a Chimp and Festival Launch Party, Thursday 4th June 2015 Join us from 2nd-10th June as we map Leeds.www.bigbookend.co.uk Have you ever made a monkey of yourself? A new play from Common Chorus Common Chorus’ Drink With a Chimp is a new play about one woman’s struggle with addiction and her journey to recovery. … Continue reading The Leeds Big Bookend Premiere of Drink with a Chimp and Festival Launch Party
LBC 3 Reads – Date Change – PLEASE NOTE
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: *22nd of August 2015* Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG Our Choice I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS MAYA ANGELOU BLURB (from Amazon) Maya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – Date Change – PLEASE NOTE
LBCWhiteswan picks @whiteswanleeds with @leedsbookclub
14th June 2015 – Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides 12th July 2015 – Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch – Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman 9th August 2015 – Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel
Books unpicked for LBCWhiteSwan
The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell A Change Of Climate by Hilary Mantel One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa (Translator) We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel x2 The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton The Book About Blanche and … Continue reading Books unpicked for LBCWhiteSwan
World Book Night April 23rd 2015
LBCWhiteSwan 6pm tonight @whiteswanleeds
LBCWhiteSwan tonight at 6pm discussing The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland at The White Swan 5 Swan Street, City Centre, Leeds LS1 6LG And bring your book choices so we can pick July and August!!!
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