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• The Pack Horse Library Project
  Recently I was intrigued to read of an initiative supported by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1930’s America of a library service to isolated areas of Kentucky. The books were carried by packhorses or mules an...
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• Fascination with ScandiNoir
  I’ve just heard that in Norway there is a tradition of reading Crime Fiction over the Easter break – it is called ‘paskekrim’ and has apparently spread to include more than just novels in Norway thoug...
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• February 2025
  This month we are discussing Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown and Kathleen McGurl. Read our review here. The adult online reading group Zoom Event date and time is Thursday 27 February 2025 from 1...
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• January 2025
  This month we are discussing The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride. Read our review here. The adult online reading group Zoom Event date and time is Thursday 30 January 2025 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Regi...
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• December 2024
  This month we are discussing Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah. Read our review here. The adult online reading group Zoom Event date and time is Thursday 19 December 2024 from 1:00pm...
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• British Book Awards
  Everytime I see a short list of books for the many awards and prizes in the literary world I skim through them to see how many of the titles – if any – I have read and then promptly add the others to...
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• Meet Kinsey Millhone
  There is something comforting in returning to old favourite characters book after book and following their lives with interest. A lot of years ago a friend introduced me to one of the best series I ha...
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• Comfort Reading
  As the dark nights grow colder the temptation is to settle down in front of the fire with a good book and a hot drink. There is something comforting in that image and we all aspire to being that perso...
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• Meet the author Graeme Simsion
  I love meeting authors and recently had the exciting honour of meeting Australian author Graeme Simsion and his wife Anne Buist in Belfast Central Library.They were travelling through Belfast on their...
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• Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah
  Hercule Poirot's Silent Night is a captivating addition to the Hercule Poirot series, skilfully written by Sophie Hannah. Set against the backdrop of the festive season, this novel brings the legendar...
  Type: Web Page Date: 02/12/2024