Just after the lockdowns were lifted, the comedian and author Robin Ince was gripped by the idea of a book tour of a hundred or so independent bookshops, dotted around the British Isles. This book is the story of that tour - part picaresque travelogue with the usual battles with the vagaries of train travels and storm lashed back roads, part catalogue of the various weird and wonderful second hand books scavenged from the shops en route and part rambling musings on a kaleidoscope of topics, including science, pop culture and (of course) books and reading.
This is an ideal book for dipping in and out of. Each bookshop is described, along with an indexed list of the books obtained and the cakes consumed. Each leg of the journey has a charming hand drawn map of the rambling route as well. Entertaining fun!
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