Review – Daisy Johnson – Everything Under
I like to try a book that’s been shortlisted for the Booker Prize – in 2018 in this case. Without giving too much away this is an updated version of a classic Greek tragedy. It manages to conjure a way of life on the rivers…
Italian conversation at the library
There is an Italian conversation group that meets regularly at the library on Tuesdays from 6pm-7pm. Do come along and give it a try!
A date with the date stamp
I am a volunteer at the wonderful Jesmond Library. I had been considering getting involved for some time and after a period of well-organised training am now reasonably adept at wielding the date stamp. But there is a lot more to it than simply meeting…
Review: Rachel Kushner The Mars Room
Rachel Kushner’s novel The Mars Room focuses primarily on a young mother named Romy Hall who is serving a life sentence in jail. Romy’s experiences are rendered in unflinching detail, tacking between the circumstances that led to her criminal conviction and the reality of life…
Review your Jesmond library book!
We are starting a new thread featuring short reviews of books in Jesmond Library. If you would like your review to be featured please email it to events@jesmondlibrary.org and we can post it on the website. We could also post a picture of you or…
Stories from the pit
On Thursday February 21st at 6.00pm miners from Westoe pit who volunteer at the restored St Hilda’s pit head will be talking.
Unquiet graves with Poppy Holden
On Thursday February 14th Poppy Holden will be talking about (and singing) ballads where feelings are so powerful the loved one is recalled from the grave
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