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!
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LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
For #LBCGiraffe (meeting tomorrow evening at 6pm in the Giraffe Bar and shrill on Greek Street), we have been reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. BLURB In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
Making the move
Slowly but surely over the next few weeks I'll be making the move from Blogger to WordPress! Hopefully this changes will be a breath of fresh air for LBC and will see us back in blogging mode (I say us, obviously the primary culprit here is me!). Looking forward to populating these pages with our … Continue reading Making the move
Interview with WY Playhouse Literary Director – Part 1
This is a review from March 2013. Refugee Boy is now on a national tour and is about to start a new run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. So I thought it was an ideal time to dust this interview off!! ALEX CHISHOLM WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (LITERARY) Leeds Book Club caught up … Continue reading Interview with WY Playhouse Literary Director – Part 1
Interview with WY Playhouse Literary Director – Part 2
This is a review from March 2013. Refugee Boy is now on a national tour and is about to start a new run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. So I thought it was an ideal time to dust this interview off!! ALEX CHISHOLM WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (LITERARY) Leeds Book Club caught up … Continue reading Interview with WY Playhouse Literary Director – Part 2
Refugee Boy at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
This is a review from March 2013. Refugee Boy is now on a national tour and is about to start a new run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. So I thought it was an ideal time to dust this review off!! As you know, I’ve been very excited about the West Yorkshire Playhouse production of … Continue reading Refugee Boy at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
Sharing Stories 2014 – Blurbs
Our Book Choices The Shock of the Fall - Nathan Filer WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2013 ‘I’ll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name’s Simon. I think you’re going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he’ll … Continue reading Sharing Stories 2014 – Blurbs
Sharing Stories – Notes from an Exhibition – GUEST
Leeds Book Club has been participating in the Arts and Minds Network's 2013 project on raising awareness of mental health issues. Now Fiona actually provided me with this MONTHS ago and it was lost in the wilderness that is my email inbox, languishing, wilting for lack of attention. I'm so glad that this review has finally … Continue reading Sharing Stories – Notes from an Exhibition – GUEST
Guest Post – Evan reviews Russian Roulette by Anthony Horowitz
Leeds Book Club are delighted to present one of our most popular writers - Evan Shelton. Evan happens to also be the youngest on our writing team. Evan is an avid reader and enjoys reading and writing about books. As always, huge thanks! RUSSIAN ROULETTE ANTHONY HOROWITZ REVIEW Russian Roulette is a spin-off of … Continue reading Guest Post – Evan reviews Russian Roulette by Anthony Horowitz
LBC 3Reads – Book 07 – The Wapshot Chronicles
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 19th of January 2014 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG Book the 7th: THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE JOHN CHEEVER This write up was contributed by one of our regulars from memory as I was unfortunately unable to attend! Huge thanks!! DESCRIPTION Based in part … Continue reading LBC 3Reads – Book 07 – The Wapshot Chronicles
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