Your author alone has been writing this website every day for more than three years, spending weekends happily wandering the streets looking for interesting things to document, and late nights researching and writing, just for the love of sharing ideas of things to do in London. There has never been any request for anything in return, and there was never any question of whether there should be. It has only ever been about encouraging people in London to engage with the place in which they live, and spreading the word about what a fascinating place it is to people further afield.
For more on the book, see this review on Londonist, or listen again to Robert Elms's BBC London show from Monday.
Well done! The book looks great. It's always nice to see people who have genuinely put a lot of time and effort into their online endeavours doing well like this.
ReplyDeleteIt does look awesome, well done, and I am a regular reader of your blog.
ReplyDeleteBut personally I have one gripe! must you refer to yourself as "your author"?
Talking in third person bugs a lot of people. Sorry, it's just a pet peeve.
But that's just my two cents.
Other than that it is a wonderful blog and you should be proud! :)
Great blog, read it every day, book ordered. Keep up the good work. Mark
ReplyDeleteIt's my best friend's birthday in May and I am about to go and buy this for him TODAY! absolutely perfect :) going to swing by Bookshop theatre on my way home from work - hope they have some copies left! Thanks for making this - what a gem!
ReplyDeleteVery well done, just saw you on BBC London news, what a lovely fellow you are. I'm as pleased for you as I would be for a good friend. I'll try to get the book as soon as I can, a small thing for a reader to do in return for the time and effort their author has put into this blog.
ReplyDeleteJust caught you on the BBC local news, they should give you a regular spot!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone. I couldn't ask for better support.
ReplyDeleteMy only local bookshop is Waterstones as they have eaten all the competition. Well except for Oxfam who murdered the two local independent second-hand bookshops. But will go to Waterstones and order your book. I owe you one as I promised a Gray's Inn lunch but have not been able to fulfil due to unforeseen circumstances. All the best for a successful launch!
ReplyDeleteThanks Elegancemaison. Sorry to hear about the corporate big boys (and Waterstones) muscling in. Sad times.
ReplyDeleteOrdered two copies :) Very much looking forward to reading it - I'm a big fan of the blog!
ReplyDeleteI'll be buying a copy for myself and two as gifts for friends. Your blog is always interesting and is teaching me so much about London. Keep it up and may your book be a sell-out!
ReplyDeleteI will try to find it as soon as possible! I'm new in London and I really apreciate your daily posts to discover everything about this amazing city!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot!
I was in Primrose Hill by chance today and saw the book in the shop window of the book shop. Only later did I read today's entry. Not only is the book great, I am completely freaked out.
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Thanks everyone. And Richard I promise I am not following you around North London...
ReplyDeleteIf only you were, I'd have lots of interesting days out in London. I do work part time, and on my days off I take my daughter round parts of London I want to see, so we're well travelled ourselves. Having said that, we'll be sorted for many weeks to come now I have the book and website.
ReplyDeleteJust remembered I forgot to refer to Anonymous, 5 JANUARY 2012 10:40, whoever you are. Good news...the book is not written in the third person!
ReplyDeleteSold out in Waterstones Chelmsford yesterday
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