In another of my ‘when fandoms collide’ moments - author, radio presenter, stand up and classicist Natalie Haynes has just created a thread pairing Taylor Swift songs with goddesses from the pantheon! Hooray! And ht to @ StefArchivist who sent me this first thing, knowing I’d be in awe! We open with the first album … Continue reading Which (Greek) Goddess Era are you in?
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Bobby Fingers – Michael Jackson diorama
Not technically book related…but if I had to see it, so do you… My brother has just shared with the family one of the most bonkers YouTube videos I’ve ever seen. At 25 minutes long, I don’t expect y’all to watch it, but – much to the shock of the Better Half – my parents … Continue reading Bobby Fingers – Michael Jackson diorama
Happy New Year!
Hope that you all have a wonderful 2024 and that the year is full of love, laughter, adventures and fun. And lots of stories!!! A tiny owl wearing a festive red bauble and warm winter hat. There ate Christmas colours and snow falling in the background. Also, my parents are out of flutes, so I’m … Continue reading Happy New Year!
POEM – Seamus Heaney – While All The Others Were Away At Mass
One of Ireland’s best loved poets and poems: https://youtu.be/D7DHbx7Wjm0?feature=shared Read (beautifully) by Aaron Monaghan
Richard Harris – Macbeth anecdote
Shared on Twitter by Michael Warburton As David Tenants Macbeth is currently all the rage, here’s an anecdote from a production many many moons ago that might raise a smile. https://youtu.be/AI8qoJpz4Z0?feature=shared
Christmas Party postponed till January
Pine cone, rosemary, red currants on a wooden board backdrop. Hi all, We won’t be meeting tomorrow due to life coming at us all quickly, especially this month! Nevertheless we will be doing a Christmas book away and New Year meet up in early 2024! Calendar with a hare on it, mushrooms, red and orange … Continue reading Christmas Party postponed till January
Talking Turkeys – Benjamin Zephaniah
https://youtu.be/v4AgPSjzXkw?feature=shared Deeply saddened to read of the death of this poet/musician/activist. He seemed to love life and to live it with such joy so here’s a poem to raise a smile.
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#LBCHorsforth – November Read – Artemis
Greetings book clubbers! Our final book of the year is here and it's out of this world (sorry - couldn't resist!) Date: 8th Novmber Venue: Old Kings Arms, Horsforth Time: 7:30pm - 9pm Our book this month is by one of our regular reads... Artemis by Andy Weir Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be … Continue reading #LBCHorsforth – November Read – Artemis
LBC 3 Reads – November read
Our bi-monthly zoom book club continues this month and - as is usual for us - we have the theme (however loosely applied) and choices ahead of time. Our 2023 Choices Theme - Delicious Reads This year we will mostly be reading books - fictional and non - that feature or are about food. 21 … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – November read
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