GWL Recommends
The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi
March has been rainy and rainy with a side of chill and more rain. I beckon you, please, to indulge in prize winning poet Tishani Doshi’s The Pleasure Seekers where things are much warmer.
New books you can borrow this month
We’ve received some great new donations these past few weeks which have now been catalogued by our volunteers and are ready for you to borrow. And if you like what you read why not fill out one of our recommendation cards when you return your book? (ask our friendly front of house team when you visit)
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 weather’s still cold outside, why not make your January a month for reading with these ideas from January’s book picnic?
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 of this month?
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 magic. World building at its best – it effortlessly blends Nigerian and African culture and mythology/ religion into a whole […]
He Mele A Hilo: A Hilo Song By Ryka Aoki
I have come to you in this dreary winter month to offer you a promise of sun and wonder as I take a few minutes to review the novel He Mele A Hilo, a sweet read sitting on the shelves of GWL, waiting for someone else to pick it up and share its warmth.
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, thrillers, magical and healing readings, as always, no recommendation is the same…
November’s Digital Book Group Read: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Here is our new book of the month for our digital book group!
Inspirational Herstories
We have a wide selection of books about the suffrage movement. This blog is about 3 of them, and they are:-
* “From Liberal to Labour With Women’s Suffrage: The Story of Catherine Marshall” – which is a good read but a wee bit academic.
* “The Right To Vote An’ A’ That: a hundred years of Scottish Women Singing” – which is a little lyric book which singers could take out and about with them.
* “Caroline Phillips: Aberdeen Suffragette and Journalist” – which is a champion to Aberdeen Art Gallery’s unique correspondence collection.
All of them illustrate the important contribution women have made to history.
Book Review: ‘Island Wife : living on the edge of the wild’ by Judy Fairbairns
Laura, who is doing a placement with us until December, reviews one of the books recently donated by the publisher Two Roads.