Prompt – A fiction or non-fiction book about a world leader. Medium – Book About the Book – Written by Ben Freeth, and based on the BAFTA nominated documentary, this book investigates the Land Seizure Programme instigated by Robert Mugabe in 2000, from the point of view of one family. The Land Seizure Programme soughtContinue reading “Book #41 – Mugabe and the White African”
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Book #40 – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Prompt – A book about a book club Medium – Book About the Book – It is just after the end of the Second World War, and Juliet Ashton is a thirty-two year old writer living in London. She has writer’s block and is looking for her next topic for a book, after writing light-heartedContinue reading “Book #40 – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”
Book #39 – The Fall of Gondolin
Prompt – A book published in the month of your birthday (August – yippee!) Medium – Book About the Book – Christopher Tolkien edits his father’s manuscripts and notes to bring together the story of the fall of Gondolin, the High Elven city of the First Age of Middle Earth. The story is presented asContinue reading “Book #39 – The Fall of Gondolin”
Book #38 – The Wonders
Prompt – A book with the same title as a movie/TV show, but unrelated. There is a very arty Italian film called ‘The Wonders’ as well as the beautiful ‘Wonder’ film directed by Stephen Chbosky. Medium – Book About the Book – John Woolf charts the history of the ‘freak show’, from the performers ofContinue reading “Book #38 – The Wonders”
Book #37 – Invisible Women
Prompt – A book by or about a woman in STEM Medium – Book About the Book – Caroline Criado Perez discusses the nature of data bias in our male-focused world – by looking at up-to-date statistics and case studies, she investigates the data gap which exists because of the lack of communication and testingContinue reading “Book #37 – Invisible Women”
Book #36 – Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
Prompt – A book with a bird on the cover. Medium – Book About the Book – Polly Waterford lives on the beautiful Cornish island of Mount Polbearne, running the two little bakeries on the seafront. She lives in the beautiful lighthouse with her boyfriend Huckle and her very sweet puffin, Neil. However, everything isContinue reading “Book #36 – Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery”
Book #35 – Out of the Silent Planet
Prompt – A book with a made-up language Medium – Book About the Book – Ransom, a Professor of languages at the University of Cambridge, is on a walking holiday when he is kidnapped by an old school friend and flown to Mars (or Malacandra). When he is there, he manages to escape from hisContinue reading “Book #35 – Out of the Silent Planet”
Book #34 – The Girl Who Speaks Bear
Prompt – A book with a map. Medium – Book About the Book – Yanka is found abandoned in the wilds of Russia as a baby, snuggled in a bear cave. She is taken in by a kind woman from the nearby village, her Mamochka. However, she never feels like she fits in within theContinue reading “Book #34 – The Girl Who Speaks Bear”
Book #33 – The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Prompt – A book set in Japan. Medium – Audiobook About the Book – This book is the tale of Nana, a stray cat who is befriended and rehomed by a young man called Satoru. The two live together peacefully and happily for five years, before Satoru decides to start travelling Japan visiting three setsContinue reading “Book #33 – The Travelling Cat Chronicles”
Book #32 – Granada’s Greatest Detective
Prompt – A book with a title with more than twenty characters Medium – Book About the Book – Keith Frankel tells the ‘behind the scenes’ story of the Granada production of ‘Sherlock Holmes, filmed in the 1980s and 1990s. The incomparable Jeremy Brett played the role of Sherlock Holmes, alongside David Burke (seasons 1-2)Continue reading “Book #32 – Granada’s Greatest Detective”
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