Another year, another Man Booker Shortlist challenge! Once again, this year I am attempting to read and review all six titles shortlisted for the Booker, before the winner is announced on 13th October. Will I manage to complete the entire shortlist before the deadline? Well, I’ve never managed it yet, but there’s always a first … Continue reading Man Booker Challenge 2015: A Little Life
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LBC Medusa – Books ‘un’ picked
As always we have a list of books that were not selected, so if you're looking for some suggestions, have a look here! IF ON A WINTERS NIGHT A TRAVELLER - Italo Calvino THE BEES - Laline Paull THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH - Richard Flanagan WE ARE NOT OURSELVES - Matthew Thomas Again … Continue reading LBC Medusa – Books ‘un’ picked
LBC Medusa – Black Diamonds – Write Up
LBC Medusa Date: Wednesday 12th of August 2015 Time: 7:30pm Address: 8-10 Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds Discussing: BLACK DIAMONDS CATHERINE BAILEY Huge thanks to Simon (@srjf) for the write up! You can read more of his blog HERE! BLURB Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is … Continue reading LBC Medusa – Black Diamonds – Write Up
MINICINE – Wayne’s World at Left Bank Leeds
Venue: Left Bank Leeds 4 Spring Grove Walk Leeds West Yorkshire LS6 1RR SHORTS Well, the atmosphere in the Left Bank was warm and friendly as ever...though the building itself was just a little chilly! For such an unobtrusive exterior; I never cease to be amazed by how awe-inspiring the inside is. The ceilings take … Continue reading MINICINE – Wayne’s World at Left Bank Leeds
Culturally Minded Podcast
Leeds Book Club has been participating in the Arts and Minds Network's Sharing Stories Project for the last few years. This project has been set up to raise awareness of mental health; learning difficulties and autism through - in our case - the depiction of these in works of fiction. In previous years, we read and discussed books … Continue reading Culturally Minded Podcast
MINICINE – Westworld
Venue: Armley Mills Industrial Museum Canal Road Leeds West Yorkshire LS12 2QF Twitter: @MinicineYorks Just in this second from watching Westworld at Armley Mills, courtesy of MINICINE - my first time attending one of their events - despite best intentions. The venue is absolutely amazing - a huge space - originally the world's largest woolen mill … Continue reading MINICINE – Westworld
LBCPuffins 2016
I know it's only September but I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who gets involved with LBC Puffins. As a group we enter our third year in 2016 and I just wanted to plant some ideas in people's heads. I have found it so hard trying to remember what I … Continue reading LBCPuffins 2016
LBC Outlaws – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Write Up
LBC Outlaws Venue: Crowd of Favours Date: Wednesday 5th of August 2015 Time: 6:00pm Address: Harper Street, LS2 7EA Discussing: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY JOHN LE CARRE The BLURB George Smiley, who is a troubled man of infinite compassion, is also a single-mindedly ruthless adversary as a spy. The scene which he enters is a Cold War … Continue reading LBC Outlaws – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Write Up
PLUG and REVIEW (ish) – 2 KILL Comic
In my other blogging persona, you might recall me bragging about my friend Tom Ellis HERE and HERE. Well, the little sod has gone and done it again! Damn him and his inspirational/creative self! Tom has created a comic book series. And written the first issue. And published it. And is selling it. EPISODE 01 IS … Continue reading PLUG and REVIEW (ish) – 2 KILL Comic
FREE EBOOK – LBC Dystopia
LBC Dystopia Date: 23rd September 2015 Venue: Crowd of Favours Our next pick is available for free as an ebook. Click on the links below for... HG Wells - Free Ebooks The Sleeper Awakes - Kindle The Sleeper Awakes - iTunes The Sleeper Awakes - Project Gutenberg BLURB A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly … Continue reading FREE EBOOK – LBC Dystopia
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