Here are the books that we have read/are reading for 2020. I can't speak for the others but I'm a little surprised to see that the Overstory was *this* year. Actually pretty much all of the first three months feel like a lifetime ago! 15-01 - The Overstory - Richard Powers - 612-02 My sister, … Continue reading 2020 – LBC Horsforth Scorecard
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2020 – LBC White Swan Scorecard
Here are the books that we have read/are reading for 2020. What a strange year! 19-01 - The Girl Who Could Move S*t With Her Mind - Jackson Ford - 2.509-02 Melmouth - Sarah Perry - 608-03 Three Hours - Rosamund Lipton - 719-04 The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton - 517-05* The invisible life of … Continue reading 2020 – LBC White Swan Scorecard
2020 – LBC 3 Reads Scorecard
Our first book wasn’t technically part of the ‘theme’ but nevermind! We’ve agreed that the 2021 theme will be Comfort Reads of some descriptions, so already looking forward to that! Our scores are as follows: Plainsong - Kent Haruf - 6The Lady Vanishes - Ethel Lina White - 8.5And then there were none - Agatha … Continue reading 2020 – LBC 3 Reads Scorecard
Satisfying Sunday
Tonight I’m finishing off the fellowship of the ring. It’s just such a perfect trilogy (aside from the lack of women and …you know every other aspect…Satisfying Sunday I met a book clubber! 😍😍😍
Bookclub, Buddies and Brooding
On Thursday, when chatting with a bestie during our reading night, I was so smug that I was 2 books ahead for two of my book clubs. I could read …Bookclub, Buddies and Brooding I blogged about book club on today’s post from the other me.
Book Club is still Book Club
It's been such a relief in the last few weeks to discover that book club remains book club - in spite of the lock down. The #LBCHorsforth discussion of Normal People by Sally Rooney on twitter was a huge success - 17 people contributing in all, across twitter, whatsapp and email. Yesterday the small #LBC3Reads … Continue reading Book Club is still Book Club
LBC White Swan – tomorrow via zoom!
Greetings Swans Tomorrow, we are to discuss The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton for #LBCWSwan The plan is to discuss the book via zoom, exactly as we would in book club. Did we all get it read? Did we all get it finished A bit of a summary from yours truly – likely more coherent than … Continue reading LBC White Swan – tomorrow via zoom!
LBCZoom Baby, Zoom!
We did it! We successfully book clubbed via zoom! And I think we spent pretty much the same proportion of the conversation discussing the book, film adaptations, random unrelated things and in speechless fits of laughter as usual. So that's great! I will attempt to do a write up. Honest. I will!
LBC3 Reads – Our first Zoom Book Club
This morning at 11:30am; LeedsBookClub will host it's first book club on Zoom! #LBCZoom We will be discussing 'The Lady Vanishes' by Ethel Lina White. Returning home to England from a vacation in Europe, a lonely Iris Carr, a beautiful young socialite, seeks the company of a strange woman known to her only as "Miss … Continue reading LBC3 Reads – Our first Zoom Book Club
LBC Horsforth – tonight. On twitter!
Hello! We are due to discuss ‘Normal People’ by Sally Rooney this evening and by gum, that’s what we’re going to do! But not in person. Obviously. The plan - in as much as I ever have one - is to discuss the book on twitter, as we would do in book club. We shall … Continue reading LBC Horsforth – tonight. On twitter!
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