Last year (like a fortnight ago but it's fun to say), @BookElfLeeds told me that she'd watched the first episode of the Witcher series on Netflix and thought it was a very 'me' show. https://youtu.be/ndl1W4ltcmg Two days later, I'd finished the entire eight episodes. What can I say - the Elf knows me very well! … Continue reading The Witcher – The Last Wish
Events and Occasions
National Poetry Day
The theme for this year is 'Truth' No Second Troy BY William Butler Yeats Why should I blame her that she filled my days With misery, or that she would of late Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways, Or hurled the little streets upon the great, Had they but courage equal to desire? What … Continue reading National Poetry Day
BLOG – Happy St Swithuns/Swithins Day
How how I lived here for so long and not known that there was a British groundhog day?!?!? From Wikipedia: The name of Swithun is best known today for a British weather lore proverb, which says that if it rains on St. Swithun's day, 15 July, it will rain for 40 days. St Swithun's day if thou … Continue reading BLOG – Happy St Swithuns/Swithins Day
Day to Night Reading Challenge with @HudLib
University of Huddersfield is running a really interesting reading challenge over on it's twitter (@HudLib) and instagram (@HudLib) The challenge is to see how many books you can read between #WorldBookDay and #WorldBookNight (that's 7th of March till the 23rd of April) that contain the following themes: Day Morning Midday or Lunch Afternoon Evening or … Continue reading Day to Night Reading Challenge with @HudLib
Christmas Reading Challenge – 12 – Maybe this Christmas – Sarah Morgan
Delighted and excited to announce that @BookElfLeeds has a brand new reading challenge! Jess had decided to seek out the Christmas Spirit in contemporary fiction. And like all good reading challenges; there's a strict criteria to be followed. The book must have Christmas in the title. Some one has lost the Christmas Spirit. A Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Reading Challenge – 12 – Maybe this Christmas – Sarah Morgan
Christmas Reading Challenge – 11 – Angels at Christmas – Debbie Macomber
Delighted and excited to announce that @BookElfLeeds has a brand new reading challenge! Jess had decided to seek out the Christmas Spirit in contemporary fiction. And like all good reading challenges; there's a strict criteria to be followed. The book must have Christmas in the title. Some one has lost the Christmas Spirit. A Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Reading Challenge – 11 – Angels at Christmas – Debbie Macomber
Christmas Reading Challenge – 10 – A Redbird Christmas – Fannie Flagg
Delighted and excited to announce that @BookElfLeeds has a brand new reading challenge! Jess had decided to seek out the Christmas Spirit in contemporary fiction. And like all good reading challenges; there's a strict criteria to be followed. The book must have Christmas in the title. Some one has lost the Christmas Spirit. A Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Reading Challenge – 10 – A Redbird Christmas – Fannie Flagg
Christmas Reading Challenge – 09 – Christmas for One – Amanda Prowse
Delighted and excited to announce that @BookElfLeeds has a brand new reading challenge! Jess had decided to seek out the Christmas Spirit in contemporary fiction. And like all good reading challenges; there's a strict criteria to be followed. The book must have Christmas in the title. Some one has lost the Christmas Spirit. A Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Reading Challenge – 09 – Christmas for One – Amanda Prowse
Christmas Reading Challenge – 08 – Christmas Eve at Friday Harbour – Lisa Kleypas
Delighted and excited to announce that @BookElfLeeds has a brand new reading challenge! Jess had decided to seek out the Christmas Spirit in contemporary fiction. And like all good reading challenges; there's a strict criteria to be followed. The book must have Christmas in the title. Some one has lost the Christmas Spirit. A Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Reading Challenge – 08 – Christmas Eve at Friday Harbour – Lisa Kleypas
Christmas Reading Challenge – 07 – Claude’s Christmas Adventure – Sophie Pembroke
Delighted and excited to announce that @BookElfLeeds has a brand new reading challenge! Jess had decided to seek out the Christmas Spirit in contemporary fiction. And like all good reading challenges; there's a strict criteria to be followed. The book must have Christmas in the title. Some one has lost the Christmas Spirit. A Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Reading Challenge – 07 – Claude’s Christmas Adventure – Sophie Pembroke
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