Book News
The Monthly E-Bulletin for Leicester Libraries
www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries
June 2008
CONTENTS
BOOK NEWS
1. Leicester’s Favourite Book – THE SHORTLIST
2. WIN A ROMANTIC READ
3. BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR TEENAGE FICTION
LIVE EVENTS
1. ME AND MICKIE JAMES BY DREW GUMMERSON
2. WORD featuring MARK GWYNNE JONES
3. JET BLAST AND THE HAND OF FATE
WRITER’S CORNER
1. CHROMA INTERNATIONAL QUEER WRITING COMPETITION
2. AMNESTY PLAYWRIGHTING CONTEST
3. THE LONDON MAGAZINE AND TRESSPASS
4. PHRASED AND CONFUSED COMMISIONS
BOOK NEWS
1. Leicester’s Favourite Book – THE SHORTLIST ! ! !
The nominations are in and the shortlist for Leicester’s favourite book has been announced! Over 500 nominations were received covering every imaginable type of book. These were combined with years of lending records from the library computers to arrive at the twelve most popular books in Leicester.
To see the shortlist and cast your vote for the winner of Leicester’s favourite book look online:
http://www.leicester.gov.uk/favbookpoll.asp
(You can only vote once, so choose carefully!)
2. WIN A ROMANTIC READ
Leicester Libraries and leading romantic novelist Carole Matthew are offering writers of romantic fiction the chance to win a Romantic Read!
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/romantic-reads/
3. BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR TEENAGE FICTION
June is the last chance for teenagers to vote for their favourite book as part of the Leicester Book of the Year Award for Teenage Fiction.
http://teenagefiction.wordpress.com
LIVE EVENTS
1. ME AND MICKIE JAMES BY DREW GUMMERSON – OFFICIAL LAUNCH
Join the launch of Leicester writer Drew Gummerson’s latest novel ‘Me and Mickie James’.
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/me-and-mickie-jamesme-and-mickie-james/
2. WORD featuring MARK GWYNNE JONES
Mark Gwynne Jones is to poetry what The League of Gentlemen is to television.
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/word-featuring-mark-gwynne-jones/
3. JET BLAST AND THE HAND OF FATE
World speed specialist signs copies of his book.
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/jet-blast-and-the-hand-of-fate/
WRITERS CORNER
1. CHROMA INTERNATIONAL QUEER WRITING COMPETITION
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/chroma-journal-contest/
2. AMNESTY PLAYWRIGHTING CONTEST
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/amnesty-playwrighting-contest/
3. THE LONDON MAGAZINE AND TRESSPASS
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/the-london-magazine/
4. PHRASED AND CONFUSED COMMISIONS
http://leicesterbooknews.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/phrased-and-confusedphrased-and-confused/
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