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• You Can Now Follow Lucybird’s Book Blog on Instagram

  

  You can now follow Lucybird’s Book Blog on Instagram Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Yes Means Yes: Sex Education

  

  Warning: This post contains discussion of sexual subjects Recently I have been reading ‘Yes Means Yes‘, a collection of essays which talk about female... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Accidental Woman- Jonathan Coe

  

  Synopsis Maria is a woman who is drifting through life. Things happen to her, but she has little drive in what happens. We follow her life for fifteen years,... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Yes Means Yes: The First Time

  

  Warning: This post contains discussion of sexual subjects Recently I have been reading ‘Yes Means Yes‘, a collection of essays which talk about female... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Yes Means Yes: Killing Misogyny

  

  Trigger Warning: Rape and (sexual and physical) violence Recently I have been reading ‘Yes Means Yes‘, a collection of essays which talk about female sexuality... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Yes Means Yes: Touch and Consent

  

  Recently I have been reading ‘Yes Means Yes‘, a collection of essays which talk about female sexuality and consent and how stereotypical visions of female... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Do No Harm- Henry Marsh

  

  Synopsis Henry Marsh is a renowned brain surgeon working in the NHS in the UK. In ‘Do No Harm’ he gives an account of his life as a brain surgeon. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All the Things the Witches of Harry Potter Taught Us (Part 3)

  

  See part one here (all about Hermione) and part two here (Luna and Ginny) Image by Jodi Jones Molly I doubt there is a Potter fan out there who doesn’t love... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All the Things the Witches of Harry Potter Taught Us (Part 2)

  

  Hermione fans see part one here Image by Felicia Cano Luna If you were to ask me who my favourite Harry Potter character is I would probably tell you that it’s... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All the Things the Witches in Harry Potter Taught Us (Part 1)

  

  It has been 20 years (20 years!) since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone first made it’s quiet little entrance onto our shelves, who would have thought... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Lake House- Kate Morton

  

  Synopsis Whilst on enforced holiday police officer Sadie Sparrow stumbles across an abandoned house that holds a secret. 70 years ago a young child went... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nasty Women- 404 Inc.

  

  Disclaimer: I was given this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review Synopsis ‘Nasty Women’ is a series of essays written by nasty women, that is... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Readathon Closing Survey

  

  Well, here we are, I finished! That was good fun, could have kept going though. 1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 10/11 somewhere between 11pm and... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Readathon Opening Survey

  

  Ekkk I’m so excited it’s my first readathon! You can find Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon here 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Jack and the Beanstalk

  

  Children’s Hour is a  feature here at Lucybird’s Book Blog every Thursday where I’m looking at children’s picture books. As I work in a nursery I get plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Small Great Things- Jodi Picoult

  

  Synopsis When the baby of .a white supremacist dies fingers point to black nurse Ruth who had been banned from caring for the child. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Beelzebelle- Heide Goody and Iain Grant

  

  Beelzebelle is the fifth book in the Clovenhoof series Synopsis Only Jeremy Clovenhoof could accidentally acquire a baby, but he’s ready to be a Dad- in his... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Problems with E-books

  

  I love my kindle. It’s small. It fits in my bag perfectly, I can carry thousands of pages without needing a massive bag, and my arms won’t fall off. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- April 2017

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What I’m Reading Now

  

  Hi, I’m back! Considering all the reading I’m going to be having the time to do, and that I’ve done already I thought I would do a sort of last, now and next... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE