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Music journalist, Ted Kessler has a new memoir out called, Paper Cuts.
Kessler’s era of the British music press marked the end of their influence on music listening habits and despite the occasional animosity they were beloved by even the band themselves.
U2’s Bono joins the list of people publishing a lyrics book.
If the video is any indication, it should be an interesting read.
It’d also be a great listen if Bono does an audiobook version with him as the narrator.
While bureau favourite Monocle magazine’s read on the pandemic could not be more wrong (a recent Sunday column by its editor was again tone deaf), the book publishing wing of the magazine continues to produce a good read. A recent example is its Guide to Cosy Homes.
While the magazine is misguided in endorsing getting out and about, it has nevertheless still provided excellent advice on how to make the best of staying in.
Get it from Monocle or where ever books are sold. Getting it delivered is certainly the best option at the moment. Getting the book itself will be the first step in making the home feel just that little bit more cosier.
The Nakasendō highway is a 1,000+ km journey from Kamakura, just south of Tokyo to all the way to Kyoto.
That’s quite the journey, so The Special Projects Shop have produced a beautiful hand bound book to tell you all about the journey.
While not a travel guide per se, The Special Projects Shops describe it as a travelogue, photo book, and bizarro ethnographic field study of old café — kissaten — culture.
This is the sort of book that will appeal to readers regardless if they’re planing to go to Japan or not.
Just over a year ago on this blog Andrew Mueller’s book was featured on a history of Australian Football, ‘Carn.’
Apart from its near anniversary of its release it’s worth another mention because of its telling of a story of an elephant. In 1978, someone had the bright idea to bring one along to a game and it went as badly as one might expect.
Read about the elephant and other football stories here.
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