Four new cases! Sort of. Had popped in to OKComics for one of our usual (increasingly) surreal, bizarre and incoherent conservations last week when I overheard one of their regulars discussing the X Files comic. As a HUGE fan of the series; I knew I'd have to read it. The X Files was one of … Continue reading The X Files
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A Dirge – Christina Rossetti
A Dirge By Christina Rossetti 1830–1894 Why were you born when the snow was falling? You should have come to the cuckoo’s calling, Or when grapes are green in the cluster, Or, at least, when lithe swallows muster For their far off flying From summer dying. Why did you die when the lambs were cropping? … Continue reading A Dirge – Christina Rossetti
Puffins choices for July and August
Hello Pufflins! Just to update you on the next two choices. July 8th - Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier August 12th - The secret diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 - Sue Townsend July's book In July we have my pick, my absolute favourite book I think as a kid as its stayed with me … Continue reading Puffins choices for July and August
Books not picked for Puffins
I've just found a pile of suggestions and wanted to share them with you. There's some amazing suggestions and I hope people keep putting them in. -Helen 1. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator) Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in you hands is … Continue reading Books not picked for Puffins
LBC3Reads has it’s first potential logo…
Thoughts? Because if you've ever attended one of our #LBC3Reads book clubs, you'd know this is pretty spot on!!!! Thanks do much to my wonderful, ever awesome evil twin @nalsa who came up with this amazing picture!!
Logo-ing Mad!
Otherwise known as Your task...should you choose to accept it... It actually all began a few years ago when the amazing Amy of Tiger Tea Illustration drew up an amazing poster for the LBC White Swan World Book Night event. It's a swan. With a book. And a HAT!!! All the awesome! I was so … Continue reading Logo-ing Mad!
Enid Blyton Challenge Bonus Book -First term at Malory Towers
About the book The Malory Towers series has been enormously popular with girls — and no doubt many boys too! — ever since the publication of the first book in 1946. Malory Towers is a girls' boarding school located in picturesque surroundings by the sea in Cornwall. A castle-like building on the cliffs, it boasts … Continue reading Enid Blyton Challenge Bonus Book -First term at Malory Towers
MEDUSA – 9th July 2014 – Burial Rites – Hannah Kent
A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await … Continue reading MEDUSA – 9th July 2014 – Burial Rites – Hannah Kent
Book choice June! ARCADIA – 15th June 2014 – Intimacy – Hanif Kureishi
Publication Date: 18 Jan 1999 'It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.' Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds he remembers the ups and downs of his relationship with Susan. In an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection of their time … Continue reading Book choice June! ARCADIA – 15th June 2014 – Intimacy – Hanif Kureishi
White Swan choice for 11th May
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon From Goodreads 'Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York and the Arctic - from the author of 'Wonder Boys'.One night in 1939, Josef … Continue reading White Swan choice for 11th May
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