“Travel writing as it should be.” Oliver Stone. “Jamie Maslin is cool, and he has adventures far beyond anything Jack Kerouac could ever dream of.” Daily Kos. “Very well done. Arouses many poignant memories.” Noam Chomsky. On a sunny but chilly Saturday morning in October 2016 I found myself walking around the famous Salamanca market in Hobart. The market was alive with happy sounds and market stallholders spruiking their wares. I heard Jamie before I saw him. He was holding

Who else remembers the long summers of childhood that seemed to stretch on forever? My brothers would set up five day test matches in the back yard but all I wanted to do was read ... Can I read and field? No? Well, I’ll just read inside then. Named after the Heidi books, of course my life goal has always been to find a job where I can read all day. I originally pursued a career in publishing industry, however not long after I landed my first publishing job, I’d got intereste

Most people I know are aware of how much I love my #kindle ... I love reading in the dark, buying new books at crazy times of the night without leaving my bed and downloading a whole heap of books before I travel. I’ve have been feeling a bit guilty lately though for not supporting my local bookshop as much as I could, especially after reading The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell (on my Amazon Kindle!) over Christmas. Yes, they actually shoot a Kindle and hang it up in