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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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