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Category: Books

Our House – disappointing on viewing

November 4, 2020 gehlib

It’s fair to say most of us expected more from British Crime & Thriller Book of the Year for 2019. Some enjoyed the book, others gritted their teeth and persevered to the end, one skipped a chunk in the middle, Read More …

Books, Reading group, Wellbeing

Simply swept along by the Underground Railroad

October 20, 2020 gehlib

What can we say apart from Wow! What a book! We are still buzzing from our last Wellbeing Reading Group virtual discussion. So much to say about this powerful novel we could have easily trebled our 30 minute slot. Thank Read More …

Books, Reading group, Wellbeing

The Underwhelming Gatsby…

July 1, 2020October 20, 2020 gehlib

Instead of the Great American novel we expected from our second virtual reading group choice The Great Gatsby we were all left feeling rather underwhelmed and pondering why it ever became a classic. We expected to be able to escape Read More …

Books, Reading groupReading Group, Virtual

Buzzing about books

October 21, 2019October 20, 2020 gehlib

There’s definitely a buzz about books at GEH at the moment with our reading group shadowing the joint Booker Prize winner Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. We also invited Warwickshire public library colleagues to the hospital during Libraries Week to Read More …

Books, Reading group

Incurably curious? We have the perfect reading shortlist for you.

March 29, 2018October 20, 2020 gehlib

Why not borrow one of the books shortlisted for this year’s Wellcome Book Prize? The library has purchased 5 of the books shortlisted for this prestigious award celebrating new books about medicine, illness and health. The titles on this year’s shortlist Read More …

Books

Library blog

  • Bound to like The Binding? February 12, 2021
  • Guess what the reading group had for Christmas? January 13, 2021
  • Our House – disappointing on viewing November 4, 2020
  • Simply swept along by the Underground Railroad October 20, 2020
  • Just keep swimming- Clinical librarian blog October 12, 2020

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