This is a bit of Shameless self promotion on my part, but I would like to warmly invite anyone who lives in Leeds (and is over 18) to come to the Travelling Suitcase Library's World Book Night Event. We will be in Arcadia Ale and Wine Bar, in Headingley, from 7 pm. I will be … Continue reading World Book Night
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Return to Labyrinth
Have you ever been at a party and had someone mention... the macarena or something similar, and before you know it, a whole pile of 20-somethings are on their feet, singing along, doing all the movements, generally making right eijits of themselves, and loving it? Well, my version of that occurs at least twice a … Continue reading Return to Labyrinth
Richard and Judy – Decade’s top 100
So, Richard and Judy have just released their list of the Top 100 Most Inspiring Reads of the Decade Personally, I think it's a bit of a silly name as list names go, but the books seem to be fairly representative of the styles of books that have been on offer the last ten years. … Continue reading Richard and Judy – Decade’s top 100
Book Club the Tenth – or Let there be light
Book Club the Tenth - AvidReader - 14-01-2011 - Lemon Meringue Pie Agreed on: Discussed: - The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson - The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz - The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty - Falling for a dancer by Deirdre Purcell - The Dark is Rising Series by Susan Cooper Special Topic: … Continue reading Book Club the Tenth – or Let there be light
Book Club the Ninth
Book Club the Ninth - AVIDREADER - 19-10-10 Agreed on:The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson (AvidReader) Discussed: - Everything you know by Zoe Heller A very short book club this time round, as we were all running around like lunatics, and then halfway through were maliciously distracted by a beautifully cooked meal! BOOKN00B summed … Continue reading Book Club the Ninth
Book Club the Eighth
Book Club the Eighth -BOOKELF - Agreed on: We by Yevgany Zenyatin was not working and to be discarded Agreed on: Everything you know by Zoe Heller (BookElf?) Think this was actually a phone call or non-book club related meeting decision. Anyway, however it came about, we were chatting about We and realised that two … Continue reading Book Club the Eighth
"Never a lender, nor a borrower be…"
Well no disrespect to Lord Polonius, or to Shakespeare, but some of the best books I've ever read were loaners! Soooo, I just lent a dude I work with my copy of Northern Lights, the first in the 'His Dark Materials' series, by Philip Pullman. And I'm stressing. I really, really, really want him to … Continue reading "Never a lender, nor a borrower be…"
Almost Alice
A few years ago, a friend from home pushed a book at me and said 'Read this'. I took one look at the cover and mentally groaned. I don't like it when people play with MY books. And Alice (of the Wonderland Alice Clan), she's one of mine!! The blurb on the back proudly declared … Continue reading Almost Alice
Book Club the Seventh
Book Club the Seventh - BOOKN00B - 18-08-10 Agreed on: We by Yevgany Zenyatin (AvidReader) Discussed: - The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga - The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry - The Twins by Tesse De Loo - House at River ton by Kate Morton - Millennium Trilogy by Steig Larsson (this time with Phee … Continue reading Book Club the Seventh
The Saga of the Noble Dead – or what Twilight isn’t…
****SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS***** Dhampire Thief of Lives Sister of the Dead Traitor to the Blood Rebel Fay Child of a Dead God ****SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS***** I am writing this in response to the incredible and outrageous adoration of the Twilight (Twishite) series - a set of books woefully written, with some … Continue reading The Saga of the Noble Dead – or what Twilight isn’t…
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