YC Reading

Welcome to #FictionFriday, where we have been asking Yeovil College staff to share their thoughts, opinions and just plain random tastes in books. This week, we've been preparing to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 1st March 2018, which is a worldwide appreciation of reading and books, acknowledging their hugely positive influence, and encouraging everyone to join in with the fun. Our LRC staff are happiest surrounded by books. At Yeovil College, the Learning Centre will be celebrating reading we love, and showcasing the Writes of Passage collection , the top 50 fiction books chosen by young adults which have changed their lives and, to quote the official website, rocked their world. These are divided into refreshingly different categories which, rather than being conventional genres, are based around the emotional impact and benefit which the book gives to the reader. So you can explore books that will make you think, make you laugh, thrill you or transport you. ...

Welcome to  #FictionFriday, where we ask Yeovil College staff to share their thoughts, opinions and just plain random tastes in books. Each staff member selects questions to answer from a finely honed and crafted selection, designed to entertain and educate us about their reading lives.  Today we're talking to Esther Dobbs, our Print Room Assistant with a background in Creative Writing and an appreciation for a good coffee and a well written read. Esther says that Hufflepuff would be her Hogwarts house, because it sounds like fun! What's the first book you remember reading, or being read?   "The Babysitters Club books, I absolutely LOVED these books! Mary Anne was always my favourite - she was quiet and sensible." What is your favourite book of all time? " 'American Wife' by Curtis Sittenfeld. It's loosely based on JFK and the US political scene. It has everything - her writing is always fantastic." Name one book...