About a Book

On owning and reading books

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Where I talk: • about how I read and how I find books; • about where I buy books from; • about what's special about particular publishers; • about hardbacks versus paperbacks; • about second hand versus new; • ... and just what is special about a book.

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About a book

I want to tell you a story about a book ... or three. In December I bought a copy of “The Folio Book of Days” by Roger Hudson. It’s extracts from diaries, letters, and other dated sources written by individuals over the centuries arranged by day of year. My plan

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