About the book "In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. The farmers in this case are a vaguely criminal team of three stooges: "Boggis and Bunce and Bean / One fat, one short, one lean. / These horrible crooks / So … Continue reading Helen’s Roald Dahl challenge book 10 – Fantastic Mr Fox
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Review- LBCOutlaws – I am Pilgrim – Terry Hayes
LBC Outlaws Venue: Crowd of Favours Date: Wednesday 6th of May 2015 Time: 6:00pm Address: Harper Street, LS2 7EA Discussing: I AM PILGRIM TERRY HAYES BLURB A breakneck race against time...and an implacable enemy. An anonymous young woman murdered in a run-down hotel, all identifying characteristics dissolved by acid. A father publicly beheaded in the blistering heat … Continue reading Review- LBCOutlaws – I am Pilgrim – Terry Hayes
LBC White Swan – Good Omens Write Up
LBC White Swan Venue: White Swan Leeds Date: Sunday 12th of July 2015 Time: 6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing: GOOD OMENS TERRY PRATCHETT AND NEIL GAIMAN The BLURB (Amazon) “Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don’t let you go around again until you get it right.” According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, … Continue reading LBC White Swan – Good Omens Write Up
LBC Medusa – The Girl on the Train – Write Up
LBC Medusa Date: Wednesday 8th of July 2015 Time: 7:30pm Address: 8-10 Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds Discussing: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN PAULA HAWKINS * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * … Continue reading LBC Medusa – The Girl on the Train – Write Up
Severus Snape – his chronology
9th January 1960 – 2nd May 1998 And then read this as a reality check - Nerds Doing Stuff - Snape is not a good guy
EVENT – Sense and Sensibility in Leeds
Leeds Arts Centre is an amateur drama group based at the Carriageworks Theatre in Millennium Square in Leeds. Their next production might be of interest to some of the LBC members*!! 23 April 2015 - 25 April 2015 Main Auditorium: 7:15pm presented by Leeds Arts Centre By Jane Austen, adapted by Jessica Swale When bereavement … Continue reading EVENT – Sense and Sensibility in Leeds
Fancy Dress Ball – Compare Books to Film versions!
Recently, I was sent an email about a really interesting project and asked to include it on the blog. I eagerly agreed...then was completely distracted by World Book Night (Thursday, 23rd April, from 6pm at the White Swan Pub in Leeds City Centre, if you are interested!). Apologies to Fancy Dress Ball for the delayed postage! … Continue reading Fancy Dress Ball – Compare Books to Film versions!
Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow – Peter Hoeg (translated by Felicity David)
LBC Outlaws Venue: Crowd of Favours Date: Wednesday 1st of April 2015 Time: 6:00pm Address: Harper Street, LS2 7EA Discussing: MISS SIMILLA'S FEELING FOR SNOW PETER HOEG The BLURB It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body … Continue reading Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow – Peter Hoeg (translated by Felicity David)
Anne Frank – #NotSilent – 14th of April 1944
Anne Frank #NotSilent campaign Friday, 14th of April 1944
Anne Frank – #NotSilent – Suggested One Minute Texts
If you would like to join in with the Anne Frank #NotSilent campaign, there are a selection of choices available here - replicated below. Also, you can visit @annefranktrust on twitter. “I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to! I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want … Continue reading Anne Frank – #NotSilent – Suggested One Minute Texts
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