http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:31:27 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss You had a great job why did you start writing novels too? True, my job was fantastic. Travelling around the world with the England Team, interviewing them was truly amazing. And that's partly why I began writing the novels - I was having all these unforgettable experiences and learning so much about football that I wanted to share it with other people. The Jamie Johnson books have given me the chance to do that.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/xn-xUMINqgQ/dan_freedman.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/07/dan_freedman.html Children's Section Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:31:27 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/07/dan_freedman.html I am feeling a little weary after returning from the Writers in Prison Network Conference which was held in Bristol on Monday. It was a long way to go for one day, especially with the first train cancelled and the ubiquitous drunk seranading us all the way on the latenight Merseyrail train back home. But despite it all, the trip was well worth it.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/JTmgPr_VQv4/writers_in_prison.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/06/writers_in_prison.html Adults' Section Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:21:58 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/06/writers_in_prison.html ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/ujqeKp9dlKA/a_hard_days_night_1.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/06/a_hard_days_night_1.html Adults' Section Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:07:53 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/06/a_hard_days_night_1.html �??Notes From An Exhibition�?? begins with the death of brilliant artist Rachel Kelly. But she is much more than that as the story slowly unfolds. A mother of four, a wife and a woman both blessed and cursed with bipolar disorder. We briefly meet Rachel as she rises from her slumber to answer her artistic calling in the first chapter before her swift demise. But it is what she leaves behind that provides the narrative force. In the studio where she dies, along with the half-eaten chocolate biscuits where her teethmarks still remain, are a series of startling new work.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/UVPh6CgLbms/notes_from_an_exhibition_by_pa.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/notes_from_an_exhibition_by_pa.html Adults' Section Wed, 28 May 2008 22:38:11 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/notes_from_an_exhibition_by_pa.html By Jane Gallagher Author Anne Fine has written numerous books for all ages. However, it is through her work as a children�??s novelist that she has won the most recognition. Her children�??s story, Madame Doubtfire was made into a film with Hollywood actor, Robin Williams, between 2001 and 2003 she was appointed the Children�??s Laureate and she has won many prizes for fiction.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/c1zKnAkgMc8/ivan_the_terrible_by_anne_fine.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/ivan_the_terrible_by_anne_fine.html Children's Section Thu, 22 May 2008 14:11:00 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/ivan_the_terrible_by_anne_fine.html Tradition tells us that the dramatic events of the evacuation of Dunkirk, in which 300,000 British servicemen escaped the Nazis, was a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. As the propaganda wheels turned, there was no room for tales of a poorly trained army, for stories of the drunken soldiers who refused calls to leave the cellars, or for details of the 2,472 guns, 75,000 tons of ammunition and 162,000 tons of petrol that were abandoned on the shores.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/bmwcHevQKWk/dunkirk_the_men_they_left_behi.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/dunkirk_the_men_they_left_behi.html Dunkirk Dunkirk: The Men They Left Behind Sean Longden Wed, 21 May 2008 10:52:18 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/dunkirk_the_men_they_left_behi.html I spent yesterday at http://www.thebrindley.org.uk/ in Runcorn at an event organised by The Reader to celebrate The National Year of Reading. The theme for May is Mind, Body Spirit and the event was tailored around this. I had never been to The Brindley before, but it is a real find. Just off the M57 motorway with a free car park the centre is an Aladdin's Cave of all things creative. I will be back.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/D7SAo8cJIeY/prose_not_prozac.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/prose_not_prozac.html Adults' Section Sun, 18 May 2008 22:39:18 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/prose_not_prozac.html Bridesmaids It�??s not every day you get to say that you once worked with a best-selling author. And it�??s not every day that we report the presence of a best-selling writer in our circulation area. But Jane Costello or Jane Wolstenholme, as she is better known, ticks both boxes and is hotly tipped to become the next big thing in �??Chick-Lit�?? following the publication of Bridesmaids, a debut novel which has been sold to all the major booksellers and supermarkets]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/yRTNU0R75Vs/jane_costello.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/jane_costello.html Adults' Section Thu, 15 May 2008 09:04:23 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/jane_costello.html I first came across the fictional lawyer/detective Harry Devlin more than 20 years ago when I was given the task of reviewing books during my first job in journalism at The Ormskirk Advertiser. I loved the fact that the action was set in a familiar landscape and I confess I was strangely attracted to the central character. But then I felt the same way about Columbo!]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/gyeNiuiXbcc/book_of_the_month_waterloo_sun.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/book_of_the_month_waterloo_sun.html Harry Devlin Martin Edwards Fri, 09 May 2008 18:02:56 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/05/book_of_the_month_waterloo_sun.html NOW we have it - the definitive history of the West Lancashire Golf Club - and it�??s been well worth waiting for. It�??s a magnificent book and what an auspicious time to publish it �?? in 2008, the year in which Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture. What a nice gesture to dedicate the book as a contribution from Merseyside. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/Diri_5yQTw4/john_nelson_reviews_the_west_l.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/john_nelson_reviews_the_west_l.html A History of Golf at Blundellsands West Lancashire Golf Club Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:00 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/john_nelson_reviews_the_west_l.html Sefton residents are being encouraged to join their local library as part of a national campaign. This Saturday (April 26) is 'Join A Library Day', which is an initiative as part of the National Year Of Reading.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/s6QWokgKBoU/book_your_place_for_library_da.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/book_your_place_for_library_da.html Library Day National Year of Reading Sefton The Ultimate Book Guide Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:00:11 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/book_your_place_for_library_da.html A word of warning, this book will make you laugh, it will make you smile but it will also make you cry. But it�??s a book everyone should read. It�??s a book about death. But more than that, it�??s a book about how to live. And however long your life will be; this book teaches you about living life to the full and making the most of every single day.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/s9nJmwjNuhE/ways_to_live_forever.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/ways_to_live_forever.html Children's Section Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:59:03 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/ways_to_live_forever.html Local author, Gareth Cairns will be holding book signing events this Saturday (April 26). The author of Diary of a Legionnaire will be meeting readers and signing books in Crosby and Formby,]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/SyToptd42l8/diary_of_a_legionnaire_author.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/diary_of_a_legionnaire_author.html Diary of a Legionnaire Gareth Cairns Pritchards Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:47:54 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/diary_of_a_legionnaire_author.html A group of football fanatic children have been encouraged to read by Premier League footballers. Youngsters from Waterloo Primary School have been taking part in the 2008 Premier League Reading Stars group, which encourages children to read more through promotion by footballers from the top 20 clubs in England.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/i7952QqKSEI/group_shoots_for_reading_succe.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/group_shoots_for_reading_succe.html Anfield Dirk Kuyt LFC Liverpool Football Club Premier League Reading Stars Waterloo Primary School Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:22:33 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/group_shoots_for_reading_succe.html Why read fiction? That was the central question at the heart of a fascinating day at the newly refurbished Bluecoat last weekend where writers Kate Mosse, Philippa Gregory, Lionel Shriver, Clare Allen and Bel Mooney were joined by Shami Chakrabarti to talk about the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. As well as the opportunity to meet some established writers it was an opportunity to find out how lives had been touched by literature.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/co/ketp/~3/2nBewUQRj3o/can_fiction_change_lives.html http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/can_fiction_change_lives.html Adults' Section Bel Mooney Changing Lives Through Literature Kate Mosse Lionel Shriver Orange Broadband Prize For Fiction Shami Chakbrabarti Sherry Aishworth Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:22:25 +0000 http://bookclub.visiterblogs.co.uk/2008/04/can_fiction_change_lives.html