Lewis Baston - writing a book about borderlands in Europe: their history, politics, landscape, folklore, future. Represented by A.M. Heath Literary Agency.
Joined December 2019
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Borderlines is on its way… my book can be pre-ordered through any of the sources linked here by my publishers. It’s an unusual angle on European history. I hope you like it. hodder.co.uk/titles/lewis-ba… – at Paddington, London
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A huge thank you to Lewis for joining the show. His book BORDERLINES - which I read over Christmas - is a really fantastic read. Moving, fascinating, immensely evocative. I loved it!
amazon.co.uk/Borderlines-His…
And you can read more about it here:
lewisbaston.substack.com
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Actually finally, a shameful omission from the above is
Borderlines by @BastonBorders, as a fellow lover of borders, frontiers, checkpoints and vanished corners of Europe, his book was a treat to read
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On key borders (central Europe and elsewhere) that define the past, present and future of Europe, a must read by @BastonBorders.
The book captures so many of my travel notes better than i would have done.
Thanks @BrunoTertrais for the tip.
Looking forward to a 🇫🇷 translation.
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Just bought 'Vertigo.' New to me so thanks for the recommendation. Was also pleased to see @BastonBorders' book listed. I think it's a modern masterpiece.
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Reading @lewis_baston @BastonBorders - 1st chapter deals with the Irish border; pleased to see he devotes some space to the vexed question of Tayto!
I’m shutting down my main account here but I’ll keep this one going for a bit. I’ll be over where the Sky is blue.
Been thinking - a bit gloomily - about this bit from Borderlines.
ALT One must not wait until the struggle for freedom is called treason. You have to crush the snowball as it rolls: nobody can stop the avalanche.
Thanks Alex! Be like Alex (and Alex’s friends) and buy, read, and give copies of Borderlines. I’m proud of it and I hope people like it.
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#Borderlands. The small river that divides #Latvia from #Lithuania here at Ezeres. Bridge destroyed during #WW2 and never rebuilt. There is a nearby new road bridge though.
Cc. @BastonBorders – at Latvia
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Millions of Germans once lived east of the current state boundaries - a sensitive part of history that some seek to reverse, others to erase. Is it possible to do neither while allowing future Germans to remember East Prussia & Co, I wonder in ZEITGEIST 👇
katjahoyer.uk/p/east-prussia…
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On this fine day of rememberance, let us remember times when Hungary knew better.
Incoming: few random facts about the 1956 revolution.
Do give this a listen - me and fellow borders author @JonnElledge talking to expert @drsarah_hall about all sorts of strange, funny, tragic things to do with international boundaries.
📢 NEW EPISODE
🎙️ On this episode of the UKICE podcast, @drsarah_hall talks to @lewis_baston & @JonnElledge about their recent books and the importance of borders and maps now and throughout history.
👉 open.spotify.com/episode/17G…
I post mainly where the Sky is Blue now. Search for lewisbaston and it should pop up. When I block Nazis and trolls I really want nothing to do with them, and this site is making that impossible.
Nick is absolutely right about Poland’s achievements in rebuilding cities. As I discovered researching Borderlines, there are urban treasures all over the country. I wrote about it here lewisbaston.substack.com/p/b…
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@BastonBorders is on the shelf beneath you - you should read that if you haven't already.
