Leeds Book Club will be participating in the Arts and Minds Network's new project on raising awareness of mental health issues. This cracking review is provided to us by regular book clubber, blogger and all round fabulous human being - @Becca_Lou18 TENDER IS THE NIGHT F. SCOTT FITZGERALD BLURB (from Amazon) In the wake of World War … Continue reading Sharing Stories – Tender is the Night – GUEST
LBC Challenges
Sharing Stories Book Club/ Meet up!
Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 15th of October 2012 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 As the man himself (that's you Tom) puts it, our meeting in October is: A chance to discuss books in a friendly group. For the last … Continue reading Sharing Stories Book Club/ Meet up!
Sharing Stories Podcast
Leeds Book Club will be participating in the Arts and Minds Network's new project on raising awareness of mental health issues. LBC is joined this week by Tom of @ArtsMindsLeeds to discuss #SharingStories. SHARING STORIES WRITE UPS
Man Booker Shortlist – Book 01 – The Testament of Mary – Colm Toibin
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge Our good friend WoodsieGirl has read all the books on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for the last few years. This is not because she is an avid reader, with varied interests and is constantly on the lookout for new great fiction. She does this purely to mock … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist – Book 01 – The Testament of Mary – Colm Toibin
Enid Blyton Challenge Book 07 – The Adventures of the Wishing Chair
One of our Superstar Guest Stars has agreed to a new challenge based on our chats relating to #LBCPuffins. Can't wait to read each review as they come! Huge thanks - as always - to Helen...though now I think on it...missing out on all these wonderful stories... Clearly we need each other! Helen's Enid Blyton … Continue reading Enid Blyton Challenge Book 07 – The Adventures of the Wishing Chair
Enid Blyton Challenge Book 05 – The Enchanted Wood
One of our Superstar Guest Stars has agreed to a new challenge based on our chats relating to #LBCPuffins. Can't wait to read each review as they come! Huge thanks - as always - to Helen...though now I think on it...missing out on all these wonderful stories... Clearly we need each other! Helen's Enid Blyton … Continue reading Enid Blyton Challenge Book 05 – The Enchanted Wood
Lainibop Challenge – Book 28 – Sexing the Cherries
READ! TO GO! 28 102 The LainiBop Challenge SEXING THE CHERRIES JEANETTE WINTERSON * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB In a fantastic world that is and is not seventeenth-century England, a baby is found floating in the Thames. The … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 28 – Sexing the Cherries
Lainibop Challenge – Book 27 – Pride and Prejudice
READ! TO GO! 27 103 The LainiBop Challenge PRIDE AND PREJUDICE JANE AUSTEN * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB This much-loved novel by Jane Austen was first published in 1813 and Solis Press is proud to produce this 200th … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 27 – Pride and Prejudice
Sharing Stories – Poppy Shakespeare Review – GUEST
Leeds Book Club will be participating in the Arts and Minds Network's new project on raising awareness of mental health issues. This cracking review is provided to us by book lover @BatRachy. POPPY SHAKESPEARE CLARE ALLEN BLURB Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N … Continue reading Sharing Stories – Poppy Shakespeare Review – GUEST
Covering Shakespeare!
As a fan of the Bard, I'm very excited to read about the Hogarth Shakespeare programme, launching in 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Similarly to the Canongate Myth series, contemporary authors will be commissioned to create 'cover versions' of many of William Shakespeare's most beloved plays. To reinvent the plays as prose, … Continue reading Covering Shakespeare!
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