twitter.com/richardjmurphy/status/1468940305605054466 If I were posh, and blond, and hard of heart, I'd host a Christmas do at Downing Street, While making normal families stay apart, You wouldn't see me there; I'd be discreet. Chugging champagne and snogging - cautiously, To give myself the best chance to denyThat there's one rule for them and one for … Continue reading Poems on the underground – Downing Street December by Mark Grainger
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Happy St Brigid’s Day
Today is the first day of Spring (in Ireland) and the first holiday to celebrate an Irish woman (and will be a national holiday for 2023 onwards – hooray!) “The goddess Brigid is a bridge, crossing the threshold from Celtic to Christian, North and South, winter and spring, water and fire, masculine and feminine.”TREACY O’CONNOR … Continue reading Happy St Brigid’s Day
not by Erin Hanson
You are not your age,Nor the size of clothes you wear,You are not a weight,Or the colour of your hair.You are not your name,Or the dimples in your cheeks,You are all the books you read,And all the words you speak,You are your croaky morning voice,And the smiles you try to hide,You’re the sweetness in your … Continue reading not by Erin Hanson
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Children are made readers in the laps of their parents - Emile Buchwald
Bookshelf Challenge – A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li
For the last few years, one of my besties has been doing the Unread Shelf challenge. The idea is (in part – it’s a bigger challenge than it looks) to use prompts to help a reader work through the Unread Titles on their shelves. Inspired by her, I am in the midst of attempting to gain control … Continue reading Bookshelf Challenge – A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li
EVENT – Jennifer Saint – Ariadne Event at Truman Books
Recently Truman Books have been in touch to let us know about an exciting Meet The Author event that they have planned! I think that this will be of particular interest to #LBCWSwan clubbers - given the mythological link! Author - Jennifer SaintDate - Thursday 3rd of FebruaryTime - 4:30pm - 5:30pmVenue - Truman Books … Continue reading EVENT – Jennifer Saint – Ariadne Event at Truman Books
Now reading for LBC3Reads – Bookworm
For Saturdays LBC 3 Reads book club, we are reading Bookworm by Lucy Mangan Our book club theme for the year is Books about Books and this one certainly qualifies! When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one. She was whisked away to Narnia … Continue reading Now reading for LBC3Reads – Bookworm
PODCAST – Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
As I’ve been recommending this to EVERYONE, I felt it would probably save time to share it here also. Last year for LeedsBookClub, we read A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes and it was incredible! In fact it was the highest scoring book that we discussing last year (by the skin of it’s teeth. A … Continue reading PODCAST – Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
Walk on – Seamus O’Rourke
Seamus O’Rourke is an award-winning writer, director and actor from County Leitrim. He tours Ireland reularly with his own self-penned shows. Seamus has over two million hits on YouTube and Social Media with his collection of short stories, recitations and sketches.About Seamus Here, on the Late Late Show - an Irish fixture - Seamus recites … Continue reading Walk on – Seamus O’Rourke
Change of Date
Start as you mean to go on, eh? Unfortunately, LBC White Swan won’t be taking place this evening. Due to a variety of reasons, we will be holding our first White Swan of the year next weekend. Date: 16th of January Time: 6pm - 8pmZoom: link to be sent out in the day Book: Small … Continue reading Change of Date
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