The Patrick Hamilton Appreciation Society discussion

I've been a big fan of John Higgs since reading The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds.

All his books are great. I've read them all except two - and I have copies of those and will be reading them very soon.

He has that incredible knack of making complex ideas simple, and finding fascinating connections between seemingly unrelated subjects. His new book, which I'm deep into, is a case in point. It's called Love and Let Die: The Beatles, James Bond, and the British Psyche and I'm loving it

John sends me occasional emails and said this about Love and Let Die: The Beatles, James Bond, and the British Psyche...

It’s the story of two clashing world views that took the form of implausible global culture-shaping phenomena. These both emerged on the same windy Friday nearly sixty years ago - on 5 October 1962. Telling their stories together offers a wealth of new insights and perspectives about this strange split country - along with its strengths, its delusions and its place in the world. You don’t have to be heavily invested in either Bond or the Beatles, I think, to get a lot out of this.

There’s an extra treat for those who choose the audiobook - after my reading, there’s a special edition of I Am The Eggpod at the end, in which host Chris Shaw interviews me about Bond and the Beatles. If you are new to this podcast and have any interest in the Beatles, I wholeheartedly recommend it - it manages to capture how inclusive and joyful the world of Beatle fandom can be, especially in comparison to other modern fandoms.

I finished Love and Let Die: The Beatles, James Bond, and the British Psyche yesterday.


Utterly fabulous. I love John Higgs.

Review here...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Enthralling

5/5