Monthly Archives: June 2012
Prial of Great Yorkshire Actresses
Dame Judi Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA Judith Olivia Dench was born in York in 1934 (sorry to give away a Ladies age!) Is she Lady Macbeth, M or Queen Victoria? Well that depends on how she is cast as all … Continue reading
Chelsea Wives and Leeds United
‘Footballers wives’ this book definitely isn’t despite our weak link to the chairman of Leeds United. Anna-Lou Weatherley, former acting editor of Smash hits, has previously written a couple of romantic fiction titles, ‘Ibiza Summer’ and ‘The Wrong Boy’. Chelsea … Continue reading
Yorkshire Fathers Day Top Ten Songs
Go on sing him a song for this Fathers Day! It is cheap and may be cheerful and certainly noisy! Don’t Jump off the Roof Dad – Tommy Cooper Dads Army Song You Tube Father & Son – Cat Stevens … Continue reading
Practical Self-help in Book Format
Self-help and practical improvement books come and go like planes at Heathrow. That might be why they are so popular at airports for the executive class to read or look like they are reading something worthy. The desire to achieve … Continue reading
Audio Books for a Dales Father’s Day
Is your Dad struggling to see well enough to read small or LCD print? If so, then rather than a traditional book or kindle, you may want to consider an audio book for father’s day. If your Dad is too … Continue reading
War Years to CND a Good Yorkshire Book Companion
Preface to Yorkshire Book Club (B2) Something a bit different this time about one of Yorkshire’s famous literary sons John Boynton Priestley (JBP). It is hard to know what is JBP’s most abiding legacy. ‘An Inspector Calls’ and the West … Continue reading
Crime Thrillers and Writing Festival in Old Peculier Harrogate
Budding authors and active readers can join the thriller and crime writing fest in Harrogate during July as part of the Harrogate festival. Plot your time as you feast on the programme of events and you will have no time … Continue reading
Orange Prize for Fiction – Winners 1996-2012
For the last Orange Prize for Fiction it is a first-time novelist who has scooped this women’s literature prize from under the noses of many award-winning and in some minds more suitable writers. Madeline Miller won the 2012 Orange Prize … Continue reading
Ee By Gum Book Readers
Ee by gum they now have computers or electronic devices that read your books for you, so you don’t need to bother! Well not quite, on many levels. Entry Level E Book Readers The batteries do most of the work … Continue reading
Yorkshire Book Festival – Leeds 2012
The Big Bookend Festival is almost upon us (13-17 June). Advertised as ‘A Rock Festival for Words’ and using the same catch phrase as last year ‘if you can read this – thank a teacher’ you will discover an interesting … Continue reading