Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive's Tour of the Bookshops of Britain

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This could, in less sure hands be tedious and repetitive but Ince ( a public speaker remember) manages a lightness of tone; humour (he's also a stand up comedian methinks? Encounters with a variety of hardworking dancers, drag queens, and pimps, plus an account of the complexities of a first love with a drug-addled hustler, fill out the memoir with personality and candor.

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I know that I have a tendency towards melancholy, social anxiety, and self-loathing, and books form a great part of my prescription medication. Though her work was far from the Broadway shows she dreamed about, it eventually became all about the nightly hustle to simply survive.There is that late-teen fear and excitement of being able to become who you wanted to be, now that you are away from home and from your past.

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It all goes to show just how busy a mind this comic personality has and how endearing his passion for reading is. Featuring stories by Mitch Benn, Katy Brand, Neil Edmond, Richard Herring, Charlie Higson, Matthew Holness, Rufus Hound, Robin Ince, Phill Jupitus, Tim Key, Stewart Lee, Michael Legge, Al Murray, Sara Pascoe, Reece Shearsmith and Danielle Ward.The people who are drawn to the shows cover all ages from teenagers to people in their 80s and 90s, but I can see this beautiful line of curiosity running through them all,” he says.

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Includes interviews with Tim Minchin, Josie Long, Ricky Gervais, Barry Crimmins, Sara Pascoe, Sofie Hagen, Lenny Henry and more. I know he is not a supporter of alt right ideology, but I see his words used as gifs and memes in support of such ideology. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I have now checked out Robin Ince's podcast, funny and informative. The weather, including a memorable northern storm also features, especially when he walks around the towns and cities in which he finds himself. This is a personal account of Ince’s tour of Britain which was an attempt to replace a stadium tour with Brian Cox which would have attracted thousands of people, cancelled because of covid.Ince has a love of cheap, gory, paperback fiction as well as esoteric science, genuine science, prize winning writing and forgotten writing.

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Definitely recommended for anyone thinking of travelling around Britain or doing a little road trip.And I’ve just started re-reading Good Morning Midnight by Jean Rhys, because I think I might choose it for the book club. These booklists were often there to seemingly confirm his wide ranging curiosity as well as his love for different editions of books he already owns!