@walkleylibrary

We’re a community library in Walkley run by volunteers. Follow for news and upcoming events. Open Mon (1-5) Wed (10- 5.30) Friday (1-5.30) and Saturday (10-2)

 Walkley, Sheffield
walkleylibrary.org.uk/
Joined March 2013
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BBC Arts@bbcarts17 Oct 2022
Congratulations to Shehan Karunatilaka (@ShehanKaru) on winning the #BookerPrize2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Listen to @BBCFrontRow's coverage of the @TheBookerPrizes ceremony on @BBCSounds here: bbc.in/3yFh5GC
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School's out! Fill your 6 weeks with fun with our picks of the arts & culture activities for children & young people in Sheffield this summer holiday. A musical in a park, a live street art showcase, chance to learn circus skills, Lego dinos & tons more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-pick…
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BookTrust
@Booktrust14 Jun 2022
Today we're remembering the wonderful Judith Kerr - a legendary author and illustrator, and a winner of our #LifetimeAchievementAward - as she was born #OnThisDay in 1923 💕 Which of her books is your favourite? booktrust.org.uk/booklists/j…
A photo of Judith Kerr with someone in a tiger costume, plus illustrations from Mog, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and The Tiger Who Came to Tea

ALT A photo of Judith Kerr with someone in a tiger costume, plus illustrations from Mog, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and The Tiger Who Came to Tea

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BookTrust
@Booktrust25 Apr 2022
Hooray! It's #WorldPenguinDay, but which children's book about penguins is your favourite? (There are WAY more penguin stories than you might expect...) 🐧 Pic: Oliver Jeffers
The front cover of Lost and Found - an illustration of a boy in a red and white striped top holding a suitcase, sailing in an upturned umbrella with a penguin

ALT The front cover of Lost and Found - an illustration of a boy in a red and white striped top holding a suitcase, sailing in an upturned umbrella with a penguin

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‘If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.’ Emily Dickinson #WorldPoetryDay
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Ready for a new writing challenge? ✏️ We're inviting you to protest through your poetry, inspired by one of the first great protests in UK history: the Great Rising of 1381. Dive into @Vanessa_Kisuule's writing prompts and enter by 9 May: bit.ly/1381challenge (1/2)
Medieval image of Richard II meeting with the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.

ALT Medieval image of Richard II meeting with the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.

Medieval illustration of men harvesting wheat with reaping-hooks, with a master lording over them.

ALT Medieval illustration of men harvesting wheat with reaping-hooks, with a master lording over them.

Vanessa Kisuule

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A long-lost memoir ready for a new generation and a novel from @DollyParton: these are the new books that will keep you busy this weekend 📚 penguin.co.uk/articles/best-…
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Dates for your diary: WALKLEY FESTIVAL 2022 - Friday 24th June to Sunday 10th July 2022 (Sheffield Buddhist Centre Garden Party - SUN 19th June 2022)
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CrimeReads@CrimeReads23 Feb 2022
Kristen Bird on the dark underbelly of Austen's world and all those happy endings. crimereads.com/darker-side-j…

The Darker Side of Jane Austen

As a suspense writer, I’m often diving headfirst into the less-palatable parts of the human psyche. Give me a manipulative genius or a villainous heartthrob any day. A social climber with a slightl…

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We're very excited to share the newest titles for the @BBCRadio2 Book Club with Steve Wright. Did you know that #librarians from across the UK help us to select them? See all the #R2BookClub titles here: bit.ly/3HA6I9K @JoBrowningWroe #MonicaAli @MelissaLFu
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Let the #WalterScottPrize longlist sweep you away: ancient Scottish glens; interwar Vienna, Paris and Northern Ireland; WW2 Tuscany; 1920s Punjab and Trinidad; Revolutionary America, 1950s Cardiff, smog-laden East London and more. Explore the list: bit.ly/WSPll22
A bookstack of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction longlist 2022 BLUE POSTCARDS Douglas Bruton (Fairlight Books) SNOW COUNTRY Sebastian Faulks (Hutchinson Heinemann) ROSE NICOLSON Andrew Greig (Riverrun) MRS ENGLAND Stacey Halls (Manilla Press) THE BALLAD OF LORD EDWARD AND CITIZEN SMALL Neil Jordan (Lilliput Press) THE SUNKEN ROAD Ciarán McMenamin (Harvill Secker) THE FORTUNE MEN Nadifa Mohamed (Viking) NEWS OF THE DEAD James Robertson (Hamish Hamilton) CHINA ROOM Sunjeev Sahota (Harvill Secker) FORTUNE Amanda Smyth (Peepal Tree Press) LEARWIFE J.R Thorp (Canongate) THE MAGICIAN Colm Tóibín (Viking) STILL LIFE Sarah Winman (Fourth Estate)

ALT A bookstack of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction longlist 2022 BLUE POSTCARDS Douglas Bruton (Fairlight Books) SNOW COUNTRY Sebastian Faulks (Hutchinson Heinemann) ROSE NICOLSON Andrew Greig (Riverrun) MRS ENGLAND Stacey Halls (Manilla Press) THE BALLAD OF LORD EDWARD AND CITIZEN SMALL Neil Jordan (Lilliput Press) THE SUNKEN ROAD Ciarán McMenamin (Harvill Secker) THE FORTUNE MEN Nadifa Mohamed (Viking) NEWS OF THE DEAD James Robertson (Hamish Hamilton) CHINA ROOM Sunjeev Sahota (Harvill Secker) FORTUNE Amanda Smyth (Peepal Tree Press) LEARWIFE J.R Thorp (Canongate) THE MAGICIAN Colm Tóibín (Viking) STILL LIFE Sarah Winman (Fourth Estate)

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Ebook Friendly@ebookfriendly22 Jan 2022
✨ Popular: The 20 best books to read on your iPad in 2022 bit.ly/3AkOTIT
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There is still time to register a free ticket to next week's event with New York Times bestselling author, Mateo Askaripour (@AskMateo), whose debut novel is a hilarious, razor-sharp skewering of office culture and so much more. Register a free ticket at bit.ly/33Q1XK6
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Do you know the real Anne Brontë? Born #OTD in 1820, Anne was the lesser-known of the Brontë sisters. Her siblings spoke of her as gentle and reserved but Anne's poem ‘Self-Communion’ paints a clearer picture. Read more: bit.ly/3A1abuF #ManuscriptMonday 📜Ashley MS 154
Handwritten manuscript of Anne Brontë's poem 'Self-Communion'.

ALT Handwritten manuscript of Anne Brontë's poem 'Self-Communion'.

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Here's our essential month-by-month guide to the most exciting fiction, non-fiction and children’s books out in 2022 👇 penguin.co.uk/articles/2022/…
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CrimeReads@CrimeReads10 Jan 2022
Nothing like a perfect murder! crimereads.com/sixteen-of-th…

Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

What exactly is a perfect murder? It’s a phrase that gets tossed around a lot (well, maybe only by me), and my sense is that a perfect murder is when the murder itself is unsolvable, maybe even und…

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Guardian Books
@GuardianBooks10 Nov 2021
Christos Tsiolkas wins $60,000 Melbourne prize for literature theguardian.com/books/2021/n…

Christos Tsiolkas wins $60,000 Melbourne prize for literature

Melbourne writer honoured for ‘outstanding contribution to Australian literature and to cultural and intellectual life’

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CrimeReads@CrimeReads3 Nov 2021
Pushing the boundaries on strange and twisted crime hybrids. crimereads.com/the-10-weirde…
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Our first interview with an author shortlisted for the 2021 #HWA Crown Awards is here - and it's with @EAlpsten_Author, whose debut novel is Tsarina! Find out what inspired her 'ultimate Cinderella' story bit.ly/HistoriaInterviewElle… #HWACrowns21 #HistFic @emiliechambs
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CrimeReads@CrimeReads15 Oct 2021
"The vicar? Murderer. The elementary school teacher? Murderer. The old lady collecting for charity in the park? Serial killer." crimereads.com/all-british-p…

All British People Are Potential Murderers—That’s Why We Love Our Mysteries

Dear United States Of America, My first novel, The Thursday Murder Club will be with you very soon. I hope you’ll love it, I really think you might, especially if you love a classic mystery tale. I…

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