pickThis book is an absolute must for any British bibliophile, or indeed and Anglophile bibliophile, full as it is of interesting little literary facts about various parts of Britain, as the book itself says “from Jan de Groot‘s octagonal table at John O‘Groats to King Arthur‘s Round Table in Cornwall.”
“‘Holy Moses! Take a look!
Flesh decayed in every nook!
Some rare bits of brain lie here,
Mortal loads of beef and beer.‘
If that doesn‘t make you want to throw your rucksack over your shoulder and head to [Westminster] Abbey for a day out, then frankly I‘m not sure what it‘ll take to get you there.”
I‘m loving the tagged book, full of interesting little gems, like the author‘s thoughts on the poetry of Amanda McKittrick Ros.
My purchases today. All but bottom 3 are from The Baltic Bookshop
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/15/fewer-than-2-of-british-childrens-...
Sad but not unexpected findings in the Guardian today. I‘m trying to be hopeful for British children‘s books catching up with the US in terms of shifting towards better representation in the last few years, but diversity is having a hard time here right now.
Britain by the Book: A Curious Tour of Our Literary Landscape | 
