Author: Alex Johnson

Behind every great writer there is a beloved pet, providing inspiration in life and in death, and companionship in what is often a lonely working e...

From the rise of the egalitarian Little Free Library movement (motto: Take a book, return a book) to the growth in luxury hotel libraries, Alex Joh...

Enjoy daily distraction with this engaging Almanac. Each date is assigned one or more literary connections. Book lovers will find extracts from aut...

The Book Lover's Joke Book is the funniest book about books you'll ever read. You'll find jokes about writers, agents, publishers, librarians, gram...

There is a growing interest in creating gardens for wildlife, but this is often accompanied by a tendency to equate naturalness with messiness. The...

Rooms of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals in which famous writers created their most notable work...

From Hay-on-Wye in Wales to Urena in Spain, Fjaerland in Norway to Jimbochu in Japan, around 40 semi-official book towns now exist around the world...

The interest in sheds has grown over recent years, with 'man caves' and 'she sheds' becoming part of the garden landscape - either for hobby or off...

How do you create an active reader? Why is reading good for creativity? Why is it vital for teaching the next generation resilience and positive me...

The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey. At the heart of the story lie the remarkable maps and the men who made them - t...

A title that will appeal to those interested in book culture as well as furniture and interior design, Bookshelf is the first publication to take b...

Who had the most commercial success in their lifetime, Ernest Hemingway or Agatha Christie? Whose work has the most adaptations, F. Scott Fitzgeral...

This is a book of book lists. Not of the '1,001 Books You MUST Read Before You Die' variety but lists that tell stories. Lists that make you smile,...