Tuesday 30 August 2011

EHU_Bookclub Meeting in Liverpool announcement...

Hey guys. We have announced on our Facebook and Twitter page that we are meeting in Liverpool on the 7th September to discuss matters relating to Fresher's Week and admin matters.


Please keep checking the blog, Twitter and Facebook for the latest information on the event such as meeting points etc.


We hope we see you there, its really important that you try to attend as we need as many people as possible to turn up.


If you need anymore information then email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us under: EHU_Bookclub or find us under Facebook under: ehu bookclub


We hope to see you on the 7th September.


EHU_Bookclub

Wednesday 24 August 2011

Brighton Rock Session update and some news...

Hey guys, just to let you know what we did turn up for the Brighton Rock session on Monday. However, no one turned up. So we will be doing the session towards the end of our list. 
The next book on our list is 'The Picture of Dorian Grey' which will be taking place in September.


And a quick update for you all...

  • Facebook and Twitter page- Are going from strength to strength. And also thanks to existing members and also hello to new members! Hope to see you at one of our sessions soon
  • Meeting in Liverpool- This will be happening in early September. The date and venue will be announced shortly on our Facebook and Twitter page. And it will also be on the blog too. It is very important that you try and attend as we need to sort our our 'Fresher's Week' strategy. Hope to see you there.
  • Fresher's Week- We will be asking shortly if anyone would like to help us during Fresher's Week as we need to push the bookclub to what it can be. Any help would be appreciated.
And that's it for now. If you need any more information, then please email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk or tweet us under: EHU_Bookclub or find us under Facebook: ehu_bookclub.

EHU_Bookclub

Friday 19 August 2011

Brighton Rock Session and a quick news update...

Just to let you know that this Monday (22nd) is our session for Brighton Rock. Meeting at Bookends at 11am and finishing at half 12. Sarah will bring some discussion materials that will be used for the session and we hope to see you there!


Also, just a quick update...

  • Facebook and Twitter Pages- We have recieved a huge growth on both pages. We would like to officially welcome new members to the club! (Hello!) And we would like to thank Anastasia for her help in getting some new members for the club! 
  • Book suggestions/replacements- We have been getting some requests for book changes to the list. We will be discussing this shortly and brings me onto this subject...
  • FRESHER'S WEEK- This issue is important to us at the moment. We are meeting in Liverpool in early September (Date, time and venue to be confirmed shortly) to discuss this further. As we need all the help we can get to push the bookclub further. As this is the ideal opportunity for the club to grow and also thank the SU for backing us. If you have any suggestions, then please contact us and we'll add them to our 'Fresher's Week Idea List'.
And that's it for the moment. If you want any further information, you can contact us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, or find us under Twitter at: EHU_Bookclub or under Facebook; ehu_bookclub.

Hope to see you on Monday.

EHU_Bookclub


Wednesday 10 August 2011

EHU_Bookclub Booklist

Due to popular demand, we can confirm that this is the list that was chosen in May for the bookclub. We hope you like what's on the list. And we are discussing book 9 of the list to be replaced with 3 options that we discussed on a blog last month and will be discussed at the meeting in Liverpool in early September!


So here's the list...



  1. One Day- David Nicholls [done]
  2. Brighton Rock- Graham Greene [session on the 22nd August]
  3. The Picture of Dorian Grey- Oscar Wilde
  4. Bleed For Me- Michael Robotham
  5. Starter For Ten- David Nicholls
  6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks- Rebecca Skloot
  7. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo- Steig Larsson
  8. The Crimson Petal and The White- Michael Faber
  9. Men I've Loved Before- Adele Parks
  10. Yes Man- Danny Wallace
  11. Jasper Fforde Thursday Next Series starting with The Eyre Affair
  12. Post Mortem- Ben Elton
  13. Dracula- Bram Stoker
  14. The Snapper- Ronnie Doyle
  15. Edgar Allen Poe Stories
Hope it helps!

If you need anymore information, then contact us by email at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, tweet us under EHU_Bookclub or find us at Facebook under: ehu_bookclub.

EHU_Bookclub

Update 6

Hey everyone, just an little update for you all:-

  • Facebook/Twitter page- Getting stronger all the time. Thanks for spreading the word everyone! We appreciate it. Also, thanks to old and new members for helping us or joining us!
  • SU update- We are working closely with the SU with the idea of a forum and a website that will keep you all updated with the goings of the club and also allow every member to communicate with each other.  And we are trying to get onto the Hi website also to speak to students applying to Edge Hill! We are meeting with the SU as soon as possible to arrange this.
  • Fresher's Week- In order to talk about strategy, we will be meeting in Liverpool city center at the start of September to talk about this as we need to start planning the stand the SU have offered us in the fair.
  • Vote- Well, we did push as much as we could about which book to replace Adele Parks on our list and sadly, no one came forward. This issue will be talked about ASAP.
  • Brighton Rock session- This will be happening on the 22nd August. Details will be made avaliable on the blog, Twitter and FB as soon as we can.
And that's about it really! If you need any more information, you can email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, or you can tweet us under: EHU_Bookclub or you can find us at FB under: ehu_bookclub.

Hope to see you on the 22nd August
EHU_Bookclub

Brighton Rock Session

We are sorry that the planned session for Brighton Rock in July didn't go ahead as planned. Sarah, sadly hurt her back and couldn't even get to the session. We are so sorry for anyone who wanted to turn up. 

But we have planned for the 22nd August for the Brighton Rock session to go ahead.

We hope you can make it and again we are so sorry for the inconvenience this has caused anyone


If you need any more information, then please email us at EHU_Bookclub@hotmail.co.uk, tweets us on Twitter under: EHU_Bookclub or find us at Facebook under ehu_bookclub

EHU_Bookclub