London book reviews

All the best books about London from recent months.

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Book Review: Over The Border, The Other East End

Exploring the Olympic Borough of Newham.

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Book Review: Secret London – Unusual Bars & Restaurants

Dine in the dark, in a fridge and 98 other odd places.

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Book Review: The Influencing Machine By Mike Jay

Madness, politics, and the shaping of Bedlam.

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New London Books For Children

Coming to London with kids? You’ll be wanting these.

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Book Review: Underground Maps – Art, Design and Cartography

From MacDonald Gill to Stephen Walter.

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Book Review: Scarp By Nick Papadimitriou

North London and beyond, as you’ve never seen it before.

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Book Review — Hackney: An Uncommon History In Five Parts

Does exactly what it says in the title.

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Book Review: Underground Overground By Andrew Martin

Yet another book about the Tube, but this one’s brilliant.

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Book Review: Taking The Waters – A Swim Around Hampstead Heath

A history of the pools of Hampstead Heath.

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Book Review: Acquired For Development By…A Hackney Anthology

Tales of Hackney from many angles.

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Book Review: The Secret History Of Our Streets – London

Six London streets, dissected.