This is a review from March 2013. Refugee Boy is now on a national tour and is about to start a new run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. So I thought it was an ideal time to dust this interview off!! ALEX CHISHOLM WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (LITERARY) Leeds Book Club caught up … Continue reading Interview with WY Playhouse Literary Director – Part 2
LBC Exclusive
Chris Nickson Exclusive Short Story – Family
Christmas Short Story Family by Chris Nickson Leeds, December 1889 It was still dark when she finished the baking, and bitter outside the kitchen. She washed the flour from her hands, walked through the yard and unlocked gate that led to Roundhay Road. The draymen would arrive soon enough, the sharp sound … Continue reading Chris Nickson Exclusive Short Story – Family
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
Podcast – Interview with Ross Young
LeedsBookClub is delighted to welcome Ross Young to the LBC Podcast. Ross is an English author based in Egypt, currently spending most of his time in the fictional afterlife world of Gloomwood. We discuss Dead Heads, Ross writing techniques and the slippery slidey world of self publication. LANGUAGE - well...I'm hosting so usual warnings apply! … Continue reading Podcast – Interview with Ross Young
Interview with Claudia Christian!
There just isn't enough SQUEE in the world really. LeedsBookClub is delighted to welcome the sublime Claudia Christian who joined us this week. To hoards of SF fans, Claudia will always be General Susan Ivanova from Babylon 5 - one of the greatest SF characters in one of the greatest SF TV series EVER. However … Continue reading Interview with Claudia Christian!
Interview with Mark Catley
Leeds Book Club is thrilled to be joined by Mark Catley - a scriptwriter for TV (such as Casualty, Eastenders and a Call the Midwife episode here and there) and the stage (Angus Thongs and Scuffer). We discuss his upcoming production at the West Yorkshire Playhouse of Sherlock Holmes - Best Kept Secret (squee!); his … Continue reading Interview with Mark Catley
Podcast – Transform 13
We at Leeds Book Club are delighted to welcome our friend and Very Talented Person @EmergentP Pauline Mayers onto out podcast. Pauline is a former dancer and choreographer who is currently working at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on the Transform 13 project - specifically working on Burmantofts Stories. Join us as we chat about upcoming projects, dance … Continue reading Podcast – Transform 13
Interview with Peter Bullimore – Podcast
Leeds Book Club is delighted to have the chance to chat with Peter Bullimore. Peter was the Guest Speaker at the Sharking Stories launch at Leeds Central Library last month. Peter represented the Hearing Voices Network, and spoke eloquently, honesty and humorously about his experiences. Peter had been a successful business and family man … Continue reading Interview with Peter Bullimore – Podcast
Tan Twan Eng Q&A
Tan Twan Eng was my 'discovery of the year' for 2012, after reading both his first novel, The Gift of Rain, longlisted for the Booker in 2007 and his second The Garden of Evening Mists, shortlisted last year, in December. Both long, but worth while reads I love his lyrical writing and tightly woven plots. … Continue reading Tan Twan Eng Q&A
Christmas Gift for YOU from Chris Nickson
MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL! Tis the season to be jolly and once again the amazing Chris Nickson has provided us with a very special surprise - an exclusive short story!!! As regular readers will know, Chris is the author of the intriguing Richard Nottingham series. In this story, he moves away from crime … Continue reading Christmas Gift for YOU from Chris Nickson
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