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Book Review: ‘Island Wife : living on the edge of the wild’ by Judy Fairbairns
‘Island wife: living on the edge of the wild‘ by Judy Fairbairns (Paper Back – Two Roads edition) This intriguing book relates the story of Judy Fairbairns herself from the moment she met her husband...
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Inspirational Herstories
Stitched by Doreen Kelly for www.renfrewshiretapestry.org.uk/ Hello my name is Doreen, I have recently started volunteering at Glasgow Women’s Library. I am currently exploring the library through...
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November’s Digital Book Group Read: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
We are delighted to come back with our November’s digital book group read, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. In this book we will follow Feyre, a huntress who has to fight for her family’s...
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Our volunteers and staff recommend… Book Picnic of the month
The seasons go by, Christmas is coming, but our book picnic group remains. We are coming back to you now with wonderful book recommendations to help you deal with the cold that is settling! Classics,...
View ArticleHe Mele A Hilo: A Hilo Song By Ryka Aoki
A Book Review October is a month of chill and wet leaves and for me early mornings commuting for as long as forty minutes almost every day. How does one survive in a small rickety bus for that long? I...
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It’s A (New) Kinda Magic (Book Review)
“Children Of Blood And Bone” by Tomi Adeyemi (Paperback Macmillan 2018) YA FICTION reviewed by Jay Andrew, Front of House volunteer A sister and a brother. A brother and a sister. A whole lot of...
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Our volunteers and staff recommend… Book Picnic of the month
Christmas is so close now, and we are sure that, just like us, you might be struggling with Christmas presents ideas. So why not get some inspiration through our new recommendations for the book picnic...
View ArticleThe Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
A Book Review This hefty 832 page book won the Man Booker Prize in 2013. Its cover-art is serene, the title in gold, the painted image of a woman, whose face wanes in the shape of a moon until it is a...
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Swansong by Kerry Andrew
A Review Swansong by English musician Kerry Andrew has been a fascinating read for me. After being recommended the novel by fellow volunteer and magnificent lady Jay A, whose review of the novel you...
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Our volunteers and staff recommend… this month’s Book Picnic
With a varied selection of recommendations, January’s book picnic selection covers everything from non-fiction to children’s literature which means that there is something for everyone. Whilst the...
View ArticleBlack Snow Falling by L.J. MacWhirter
A Review. The title in a twining starkly black font, up against the bright white and silver of it’s ornate surrounding beckons readers in. Black Snow Falling by L.J. MacWhirter is gorgeously...
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New books you can borrow this month
Shatila Stories – translated by Nashwa Gowanlock Fiction Most novels are written by professionals using second hand material. Not this one. The editors have taken nine refugees, taught them the basics...
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The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi
It’s coming up for the 70s. Babo and Sian are in love, two worlds meeting in London and then moving, flying to India where things are hot and jasmine scented, to raise two girls. Babo from hot Madras...
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New books you can borrow this month
We are never meeting in real life. By Samantha Irby Non-fiction In this painfully funny collection, Samantha Irby captures powerful emotional truths while chronicling the rubbish bin she calls her...
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New books you can borrow this month
City of Broken Magic By Mirah Bolender Fiction Five hundred years ago, Magi created a weapon they couldn’t control: an infestation that ate magic – and anything else it came into contact with....
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The Boy made of Snow by Chloe Mayer Fiction In a sleepy English village in 1944, Annabel and her son Daniel are struggling to live in the shadow of war. When they meet Hans, a German PoW consigned to a...
View ArticleOur volunteers and staff recommend… this month’s Book Picnic
July is here and the summer holidays have officially started here in Glasgow. If you’re looking to add some gripping titles to your summer reading list, we’ve got you covered. From a gripping...
View ArticleOur Volunteers and Staff Recommend: This Month’s Book Picnic
When I participated our monthly Book Picnic earlier this week, I was excited to be introduced to some excellent-sounding historical fiction reads as this is a genre I’d love to start exploring. Whether...
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Celestial Bodies – Sayyidat Al-Gamar by Jokha Alharthi Novel The book was the Winner of the best Omani novel, 2010, Also the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2019. The first published of...
View ArticleStory Café Recap: Fantastic Kenyan Activism and Art
After a little summer break, we’re happy to announce that Story Café is back! To celebrate this week’s visit from Book Bunk, our sister organisation in Nairobi, our Story Café on the 8th of August...
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