Les Burton has had an excellent review from a bookseller for the first book of his yet-to-be published Farley Grange series. A clever way to get early promotion.
David Jennings brought along a copy of the first edition of Tom Phillips' Humument, an extraordinary project based on Victorian books, now available as an ebook and app. Phillips will be reading from his book at Review bookshop in Bellenden Road on May 30, all part of his 75th birthday events.
Claire Colvin recalled a First Tuesday writers' night that met regularly in the West End until red wine was chucked around in a heated argument. She also recalled being sent to Australia by her publisher to promote a book - those were the days. She has been working on new editions of books by her father Ian Colvin
Christopher Bowden, mulling over colour titles for his next novel, recalled how he got Andrew Motion, a fellow student at Oxford, to write for his literary magazine.
Hylda Sims said that Ivor Cutler fancied her and gave her her first guitar. She also brought along postcards of granddaughter Lily's new venture, Cafe Viva, in Choumert Road (teas, coffees, soups, great cakes). A promo postcards (pictured here) was of a striking tapestery made by Lily, a Goldsmith's graduate.
Nigel Soper recommended Adam Glasser and a sextet that includes guitarist Jimmy Mullen at The Mag on May 16, part of the Dulwich Festival.
Hugo Simms couldn't make it, but he emailed to say his book of photos of Queen Victoria memorials then and now (The Queen's London: The Metropolis in the Diamond Jubilee Years of Victoria and Elizabeth II, History Press) is now out.
Thanks for the Then and Now photo book mention Roger. The original book, the source of the "then" photos, was of over 400 photos taken of London places renowned and not renowned in the 1890s. A friend of mine found a copy of it at a boot fair and thought it'd be fun to take photos of the same places, from the same viewpoints, now and write about it. Since the first book was published to commemorate Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, it seemed foolish to ignore the fact that a book published now might tie in with the current Jubilee...and so we have The Queens' London (the original book was called The Queen's London)....hardly anything about queens, but plenty about London!
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