We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen Joy Fowler As a child, Rosemary never stopped talking, so why, now she's a young woman at college, doesn't she talk very much at all? She used to have a sister, Fern, the same age as her, and an older brother, Lowell. She loved both fiercely but … Continue reading Man Booker Challenge 2014: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
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Man Booker Challenge 2014: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, by Joshua Ferris Paul O'Rourke - dentist extraordinaire, reluctant New Yorker, avowed atheist, disaffected Red Sox fan, and a connoisseur of the afternoon mochaccino - is a man out of touch with modern life. While his dental practice occupies his days, his nights are filled with darker thoughts, as … Continue reading Man Booker Challenge 2014: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
LBC 3 READS this Saturday!!!!!!
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!!!!!!
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
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