Today I came across a very cool website - Get London Reading. It’s done by Booktrust with support from 3M. From the name I thought it was going to be a new initiative for getting more people to read (which it is), but the best bit about it is the Google maps mashup they have that shows books set in London. Being a Google map, you can zoom into street level and find books by each area or street, as well as click on each cover to get a short synopsis and author and publisher details.
There is also a free edition of the Rough Guide to London by the Book, which sounds fantastic and who doesn’t like random trivia about London?
There’s currently only around 400 books, but it has potential. I’ll be using it to find new books to read that’s for sure!
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