If you’re a former English Literature major, or are obsessed with literary lives (I mean, Amanda and I straight up have a podcast about this), the new book The Book Lover’s Guide to London is a must have. Author Sarah Milne’s book is full of images, maps of areas, and fascinating facts about the lives of authors such as George Orwell, Virginia Woolf, and Graham Greene. You’ll find fantastic stories about performers, learn about the pubs they drank in (looking at you Bram Stoker), and be able to locate some of the most famous (or infamous) locations for novels set in London.
This book blew my mind a little bit about just who used to come read at the British Museum before the library portion became the official British Library off site. The beautiful photographs, fascinating information, and delightful writing style make this an incredible gift for the writer or reader in your life.
