LBC3Reads has it’s first potential logo…

Thoughts? Because if you've ever attended one of our #LBC3Reads book clubs, you'd know this is pretty spot on!!!! Thanks do much to my wonderful, ever awesome evil twin @nalsa who came up with this amazing picture!!

Logo-ing Mad!

Otherwise known as Your task...should you choose to accept it... It actually all began a few years ago when the amazing Amy of Tiger Tea Illustration drew up an amazing poster for the LBC White Swan World Book Night event. It's a swan. With a book. And a HAT!!! All the awesome! I was so … Continue reading Logo-ing Mad!

Enid Blyton Challenge Bonus Book -First term at Malory Towers

About the book The Malory Towers series has been enormously popular with girls — and no doubt many boys too! — ever since the publication of the first book in 1946. Malory Towers is a girls' boarding school located in picturesque surroundings by the sea in Cornwall. A castle-like building on the cliffs, it boasts … Continue reading Enid Blyton Challenge Bonus Book -First term at Malory Towers

MEDUSA – 9th July 2014 – Burial Rites – Hannah Kent

A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await … Continue reading MEDUSA – 9th July 2014 – Burial Rites – Hannah Kent

Book choice June! ARCADIA – 15th June 2014 – Intimacy – Hanif Kureishi

Publication Date: 18 Jan 1999 'It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.' Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds he remembers the ups and downs of his relationship with Susan. In an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection of their time … Continue reading Book choice June! ARCADIA – 15th June 2014 – Intimacy – Hanif Kureishi

White Swan choice for 11th May

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon From Goodreads 'Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York and the Arctic - from the author of 'Wonder Boys'.One night in 1939, Josef … Continue reading White Swan choice for 11th May

Worldbooknight 2014 at the White Swan

 World Book night is a very special night....... 'World Book Night is an annual celebration of reading and books which takes place on 23 April. It sees passionate volunteers give hundreds of thousands of books away in their communities to share their love of reading with people who, for whatever reason, don’t read for pleasure or … Continue reading Worldbooknight 2014 at the White Swan

Book choice for White Swan May 11th

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon From Goodreads 'Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York and the Arctic - from the author of 'Wonder Boys'. One night in 1939, … Continue reading Book choice for White Swan May 11th

World Book Night 2014

Poster made by the fantastic Amy of  http://www.tiger-tea.co.uk/

Happy Mothers Day!

I was going to buy you a card with hearts of pink and red, but then I thought I'd rather spend the money on me instead. It's awfully hard to buy things when one's allowance is so small, so, I guess you're pretty lucky I got you anything at all. Happy Mother's Day to you. There … Continue reading Happy Mothers Day!