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John Higgs Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Author of Love And Let Die, William Blake Versus The World, Watling Street, Stranger Than We Can Imagine, The KLF etc

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Book Cover for: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A Facsimile in Full Color, William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A Facsimile in Full Color

William Blake
John HiggsJohn Higgs

London folk - I'll be celebrating/reading/trying to make sense of William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell in pub near London Bridge on June 7th, come along! https://t.co/TwTxnE6mIL

Paperback, 1994

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen, Greg Jenner

Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen

Greg Jenner
John HiggsJohn Higgs

@greg_jenner @nikkigamble I hope the writing begins soon - I very much enjoyed Dead Famous

Paperback, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, Tom Holland

Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

Tom Holland
John HiggsJohn Higgs

@kilroy_s Ooh, where to start? Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman is a must, obvs. Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. Anything by David Keenan or RAW. Storyland by Amy Jeffs. Dominion by Tom Holland. And I'm very much looking forward to Alan Moore's new one!

Paperback, 2021

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: What Remains?: Life, Death, Ritual and the Human Art of Undertaking, Rupert Callender

What Remains?: Life, Death, Ritual and the Human Art of Undertaking

Rupert Callender
John HiggsJohn Higgs

I'm going to be interviewing @wayswithweirds Ru Callender, the KLFs undertaker, about his extraordinary book What Remains? in Kingston near Lewes on Sept 10 https://t.co/j5ZfWTiVuI

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Men at War: Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945, Luke Turner

Men at War: Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945

Luke Turner
John HiggsJohn Higgs

Great book post today - @LukeATurner's Men At War is inspired, deeply human and a great read, while @IanDunt's examination of how fucked up Westminster is looks horribly necessary. Find them in bookshops now! https://t.co/5bGv06QdcT

Hardcover, 2024

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mrs Death Misses Death, Salena Godden

Mrs Death Misses Death

Salena Godden
John HiggsJohn Higgs

@kilroy_s Ooh, where to start? Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman is a must, obvs. Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. Anything by David Keenan or RAW. Storyland by Amy Jeffs. Dominion by Tom Holland. And I'm very much looking forward to Alan Moore's new one!

Hardcover, 2022

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Third Policeman, Flann O'Brien

The Third Policeman

Flann O'Brien
John HiggsJohn Higgs

@kilroy_s Ooh, where to start? Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman is a must, obvs. Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. Anything by David Keenan or RAW. Storyland by Amy Jeffs. Dominion by Tom Holland. And I'm very much looking forward to Alan Moore's new one!

Paperback, 2024

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: (Annotated Edition), William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: (Annotated Edition)

William Blake
John HiggsJohn Higgs

London folk - I'll be celebrating/reading/trying to make sense of William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell in pub near London Bridge on June 7th, come along! https://t.co/TwTxnE6mIL

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Book Cover for: Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, Amy Jeffs

Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain

Amy Jeffs
John HiggsJohn Higgs

@kilroy_s Ooh, where to start? Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman is a must, obvs. Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. Anything by David Keenan or RAW. Storyland by Amy Jeffs. Dominion by Tom Holland. And I'm very much looking forward to Alan Moore's new one!

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