2023
Jacket potato
As you get older, life serves up certain inevitabilities. In 1994 I was contacted by the Boy Scouts of America to inform me that I’d been successful in applying to be a summer camp counsellor, and would be heading off to Mississippi in the near future. This meant acquiring some new outdoor gear, and I…
Independent Scotch: The History Of Independent Bottlers
A much more engaging read that David’s last book… Broadly hanging off the idea of presenting a history of independent whisky bottling, this entertaining tome serves mainly for the author to spool out some anecdotes and make 2 points. But it’s done in a way I find so engaging that I’m happy to say that…
Bibliomaniac: An obsessive’s tour of the bookshops of Britain
Robin Ince is a singular treasure, and I think only he could put together a story like this in a way I’d thoroughly enjoy reading so much. On face value a narrative of his tour around Britain promoting his previous book, but so much more… a glimpse into the brain of an undiagnosed ADHD comic….
