LBC is joined by James Schwartz - @QueerAsPoetry - author of Growing up Gay and Amish in America and poet for a chat about everything but the kitchen sink! ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** - We're actually very restrained. For us. So... the usual warning applies! ***SPOILERS WARNING *** - Not so spoiler-tastic, just our thoughts … Continue reading Interview with James Schwartz!
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Man Booker Shortlist Book 03 – Swimming Home – Guest
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge I'm reading through all six of the Booker Prize shortlisted novels - attempting to finish before the winner is announced, although given the size of the books that is looking unlikely at the moment! Here's the third of my reviews, for Swimming Home by Deborah Levy BLURB As he … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist Book 03 – Swimming Home – Guest
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Happy National Poetry Day!* Already thinking ahead to next year and inspired by todays celebrations online, I thought that it would be fun to invite our friends to join us for a year long poetry project. I would like you - that's right, you squirming there - to let me know what your favourite poem … Continue reading Your book blog needs you!!
J.R.R. Tolkien – Blue Plaque in Leeds
Did you know that J.R.R. Tolkien lived in Leeds for 5 years? From 1920-1925; Tolkien held his first academic position at the University of Leeds. It was during this period that he co-released Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - for many the definitive academic piece on this topic. Though his time at … Continue reading J.R.R. Tolkien – Blue Plaque in Leeds
Man Booker Shortlist Book 02 – Narcopolis – GUEST
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge I'm reading through all six of the Booker Prize shortlisted novels - attempting to finish before the winner is announced, although given the size of the books that is looking unlikely at the moment! Here's the second of my reviews, for Jeet Thayil's Narcopolis. BLURB Jeet Thayil’s luminous debut novel … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist Book 02 – Narcopolis – GUEST
Dark Tower 01 – The Wind Through the Keyhole – GUEST
DARK TOWER 01 - THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE STEPHEN KING Stephen King’s first Dark Tower novel – The Gunslinger - was published a long time before the rest of the series, which follows the quest of the last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and his companions along the Path of the Beam to find the Dark … Continue reading Dark Tower 01 – The Wind Through the Keyhole – GUEST
Mother to Son – Langston Hughes
Mother to Son Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the … Continue reading Mother to Son – Langston Hughes
Wighill Book Exchange!
A friend of mine emailed me a little while ago about a little book swap shop with a difference that she located in Wighill. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; "We went for a cycle ride this morning and visited Wighill on the way, where - inside an old phone box - they have a swap shop … Continue reading Wighill Book Exchange!
Man Booker Shortlist Book 01 – The Garden of Evening Mists – GUEST
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge I'm reading through all six of the Booker Prize shortlisted novels - attempting to finish before the winner is announced, although given the size of the books that is looking unlikely at the moment! Here's the first of my reviews, for Tan Twan Eng's The Garden of Evening Mists. … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist Book 01 – The Garden of Evening Mists – GUEST
The LainiBop Challenge – Book 19 – Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
READ! TO GO! 19 111 The LainiBop Challenge MRS DALLOWAY VIRGINIA WOOLF * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Sigh, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia! This book was on my TBR shelf, but I also picked it this month as part of … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 19 – Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
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