I've just this minute learned that this iconic Irish journalist and writer has passed away after a short illness at 72 years. PHOTO FROM THE GUARDIAN It feels almost like a personal loss. Certainly it marks the demise of a National Treasure and (according to Wikipedia) Irelands most recognisable author. Whether you enjoyed her works … Continue reading Maeve Binchy has passed away.
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The Lainibop Challenge – Book 9 – Treasure Island – GUEST
READ! TO GO! 9 121 The LainiBop Challenge TREASURE ISLAND ROBERT Louis Stevenson * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Robert Louis Stephenson originally wrote this story for his nephew who had drawn a map of an I island. Stephenson was … Continue reading The Lainibop Challenge – Book 9 – Treasure Island – GUEST
The Laini Challenge – Book 08 – Glamour by Louise Bagshawe
READ! TO GO! 8 122 The LainiBop Challenge Glamour by Louise Bagshawe * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * The story opens with a scene of chaos outside a huge department store, press and fans are … Continue reading The Laini Challenge – Book 08 – Glamour by Louise Bagshawe
What I read during my holiday Part 7- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
I have been lusting after this book ever since I first saw it as part of the Orange longlist, then shortlist, then winner this year. I cannot believe now that I would have actually read this book otherwise this year, no one has mentioned it on Twitter, and no one has recommended it to me … Continue reading What I read during my holiday Part 7- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
What I Read During My Holidays Part 6- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Mostly due to incredible laziness (and a bit to do with something else that I'm already getting teased enough about...) I only managed to read a couple of books in the whole 10 days I had off owing to Holidaygeddon with no money last week. State of Wonder has been staring at me ever since … Continue reading What I Read During My Holidays Part 6- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Laini Challenge – Book 07 – The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
READ! TO GO! 7 123 The LainiBop Challenge The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * It's been years and years since I read a Shakespeare play - last time would probably … Continue reading The Laini Challenge – Book 07 – The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
It’s all about Roald Dahl
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The Laini Challenge – Book 06 – The Blue Hour by Jefferson Parker
READ! TO GO! 6 124 The LainiBop Challenge The Blue Hour by Jefferson Parker * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Picked this book off my shelf not expecting to enjoy this so much. I thought that it … Continue reading The Laini Challenge – Book 06 – The Blue Hour by Jefferson Parker
The Hunger Games – Book 3 – Mockingjay – GUEST
*****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** So, as you know, I've become a HUGE fan of these books and am constantly telling friends and book clubbers that they are MUST READS! (Thinking about how I started reading the books - it feels like a very full circle kind of thing!) One of our #MedusaLBC and World … Continue reading The Hunger Games – Book 3 – Mockingjay – GUEST
The Terrifying World of Children’s Fiction.
GP Taylor, Cloughton's Famous Son, has been blathering on the radio creating mounds of self publicity drumming up awareness of the horror that is children's fiction. It Has Gone Too Far, he says, There Is No Innocence Any More. The Children, it would seem, Are Not Being Thought Of. This from a man whose books, … Continue reading The Terrifying World of Children’s Fiction.
