On-Air Book Group
Presented by Helen Ottaway, Karen Stewart and Sheila Hedges – every 4th Friday at 2pm.
Books ! There are over 30 reading groups in Frome – we are a town that likes reading and discussing – and the FromeFM group will talk, if not about the book itself, then the various ideas that came to mind when reading.
Join the presenters by sending in news of your reading group, or making comments about the book under discussion by emailing books@nullfrome.fm
We welcome listeners linked to the Home Delivery Service of the Royal Voluntary Service, who have books delivered to them. If you would like to become involved either as a reader or a visitor, then please contact Jacqetta Fielder on 07387 548 724 or email jacqetta.fielder@nullroyalvoluntaryservice.org.uk or visit the library.
On November 9th, we chatted with Rosie Jackson about her new book “The Light Box,” and discussed books related to poets – poet Sylvia Plath’s novel “The Bell Jar”, and also Leonard Cohen’s “The Flame” which we linked with Roger Green’s “Hydra and the Bananas of Leonard Cohen”. Helen visited Roger who reminisced about Leonard Cohen. The recording was made when she went to Greece last month, to visit her grandfather’s war grave. We close the programme quoting Wilfred Owen’s words about the task of war poets.
On December 7th, we will be talking to Crysse Morrison about her new book “Frome Unzipped from Prehistory to Post-Punk”, and looking ahead to Christmas, talking about the best books we’ve read this year, and recommendations from others – including listeners, who can mail ideas to books@nullfrome.fm
If you want to comment on these or any other book related theme, please mail us at books@nullfrome.fm with your thoughts. And like our facebook page !
If you want to join a group or start a new one, then visit the local library for help and advice – they have a list of books where they have multiple copies.