So far it’s a choice between Sutton or Hillingdon. Both perfectly fine places to visit though rather inconveniently distant from the north London place I need to be at by 6pm...

💡 Publicity stunt idea: I have a whole day to kill in London tomorrow. In homage to @diamondgeezer.bsky.social, my challenge is to visit all of the key locations we feature within a single borough in our book. Which borough is up to you! Vote in the replies - the borough with most votes wins. Go!

Got a catchy, witty or evocative alternative name for your favourite (or least favourite) London borough? Send it to us and you could win a print AND a copy of our book! ⤵️

A reminder that this time next week @mattfromlondon.bsky.social and I will be at Enfield Waterstones signing copies of our book The Boroughs of London! ✍🏻📚 If you're in north London that evening, do stop by! ⏰ 6pm, Wed 26 Nov 📍 26 Church St, Enfield EN2 6BE www.waterstones.com/events/the-b...

Lots of good submissions for this so far, including one *really* good one which definitely ought to win a prize 🌟 (Incidentally, all of them so far have come from blokes - any ladies out there with ideas for new borough names? 🙋🏻‍♀️)

🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨 💭 Play the role of a 1960s London councillor and invent a new name for an existing London Borough! The best suggestions will win a signed map of Greater London by me, AND a copy of 'The Boroughs of London' courtesy of Batsford Books! ℹ️ More info at bit.ly/BorosComp

Very nice review here of The Boroughs of London on the London Historians blog! "A rather wonderful and illuminating combination of history and travel guide" ➡️ londonhistorians.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/t...

Boroughs of London fans! My co-author Matt and I will be signing copies at Waterstones on Enfield Church St from 6pm on Wed 26th Nov 📚 ✍🏻 (incidentally a short hop from the site of the world's first ATM, which you can read about in our book!) Come say hi! 👋🏻 www.waterstones.com/events/the-b...

Boroughs of London fans! My co-author Matt and I will be signing copies at Waterstones on Enfield Church St from 6pm on Wed 26th Nov 📚 ✍🏻 (incidentally a short hop from the site of the world's first ATM, which you can read about in our book!) Come say hi! 👋🏻 www.waterstones.com/events/the-b...

Around the time I moved to Spain (11 years ago now!) I was reading As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee, a book that captivated me so completely I ended up drawing a map of the author's journey. One day, I’ll get around to doing the same for its follow-up, A Moment of War.

Full marks for this costume from this Hieronymus Bosch fan 💯 We have the same unnamed critter lurking on our bookshelf, though I genuinely never noticed the little yellow crest on the red cloak until now!!

🎃 This Halloween, here are some creepy characters from my illustrated maps in the Atlas of Imagined Places and the Atlas of Imagined Cities. In these books you can discover where the Ghostbusters HQ, Chucky’s house, Dracula’s castle and more can all be found. www.thisismikehall.com/imaginaryatl...

Any decent politician with an ounce of humility* would have resigned over this a long time ago. Not Carlos Mazon; his days as the regional president of Valencia are surely numbered. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Lovely review of The Boroughs of London by the London Society: "At less than a £1.00 a Borough this is surely the best value book on London around at the moment." Can't argue with that! 😉 ➡️ londonsociety.org.uk/the-boroughs...

That East Wing construction site, per OpenStreetMap:

Guarantee you he chose to demolish the East Wing *specifically* due to that photo of Obama jogging through it.

So, so chuffed that The Boroughs of London is currently filling the window of @dauntbookspub.bsky.social in Marylebone. It’s a real honour. If you can’t get to the shop you can order from them here dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/books/t...

Part of me is *slightly* disappointed that nobody looked at the maps in this image from my thread about my new book* last week and sent me an indignant reply of outrage. "Redbridge merged with Waltham Forest, are you MAD" or "Sevenoaks part of Greater London? Over my dead body"

Part of me is *slightly* disappointed that nobody looked at the maps in this image from my thread about my new book* last week and sent me an indignant reply of outrage. "Redbridge merged with Waltham Forest, are you MAD" or "Sevenoaks part of Greater London? Over my dead body"

Students who email professional artists asking for advice should have the decency to at least reply with a simple “thank you” when those artists take the time to respond.

Good news and bad news for my US customers 🇺🇸 Good news: Shipping to the US has resumed, so I’m now accepting orders again! 🙌 Bad news: You’ll need to pay a little bit extra at the checkout to cover the new import tariffs. Sorry about that - blame your president. ℹ️ shop.thisismikehall.com

The Boroughs of London by me and @mattfromlondon.bsky.social is now in the shops (out Oct 21st in North America)! 📚 Here’s a thread on what it’s about, what’s inside, and why - if you love all things London, local history, boundaries, facts, trivia and above all MAPS - you’re in for a treat. 🧵⬇️

The Boroughs of London by me and @mattfromlondon.bsky.social is now in the shops (out Oct 21st in North America)! 📚 Here’s a thread on what it’s about, what’s inside, and why - if you love all things London, local history, boundaries, facts, trivia and above all MAPS - you’re in for a treat. 🧵⬇️

Haven't seen a shite AI-generated map in a while. They never fail to entertain.

Writing a reply to a message from someone with the name Fanny, and failing to keep a straight face. I am 39 years old.

Sometimes 'classic' literature just isn’t enjoyable to read, especially if you’re not used to the writing style of an earlier era. I recently picked up a book by a Very Famous Historic Author for the first time, and just a few chapters in, I’m already struggling.

Thank you everyone for joining us at the sold out event The London Boroughs with @thisismikehall.com and Matt Brown! Signed copies of The Boroughs of London are on sale in Store or online here www.stanfords.co.uk/the-boroughs...

Had a brilliant time at our Boroughs of London launch at @stanfordstravel.bsky.social last Thursday night. Great audience, lots of thoughtful questions, and plenty of good conversation afterwards. Huge thanks to the Stanfords team for putting it all together!

Publication day has arrived!! 🥳 Anyone here coming to the Stanfords launch tonight?

Publication day has arrived!! 🥳 Anyone here coming to the Stanfords launch tonight?

I’ve been and done a book, with @thisismikehall.com It’s out now! A cartographic celebration of the 32 London boroughs (plus the Square Mile), with around 350 ideas of places to visit. It’s turned out handsomly (even if I haven’t) open.substack.com/pub/londonis...

Every time I see Smuk's face I'm going to think of that Jane Goodall clip of her talking about firing him and every other destructive asshole on earth into the sun.

Finished reading this book only a few days ago. Really makes me want to explore more of central/eastern Europe and visit places like Chernivtsi, Oradea and Sopron (though perhaps not Kaliningrad). Heartily recommend.

Yikes. Imagine how much petrol station and Welcome Break food this guy is going to get through in 11 months.

It's PUBLICATION WEEK 📚 🥳 Intrepid bookstore visitors may have noticed that The Boroughs of London is already on the shelves! Here it is on display at Waterstones and Foyles (spotted during my brief visit to London last week - the first of three planned over the next 2 months to promote the book)

🎙️ Matt and I will be on the Robert Elms Show on BBC Radio London later this morning talking about our book The Boroughs of London, out next week! 🙌🏻 Listen in at 10.30! ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

So apparently Correos are shipping to the US again now. Yay. However, I will need to pay “tariffs”. Booo. Contact your sales rep in order to comply and continue shipping, they said. So I did. And turns out my sales rep is on holiday. So.

This, x1000. Speaking as a migrant myself. This perception that immigrants to *any* country have it easy is simply absurd.

Been a bit quiet on the ol' shop website lately. If you're looking for an original, quality map print designed by an independent artist either for yourself or a fellow cartophile, it might be worth a look. ➡️ shop.thisismikehall.com

Just two weeks till our book THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON hits the shops! 📚 Full of detailed maps, fascinating history and surprising trivia, it's a guide to every one of the 32 boroughs that make up the greatest city on Earth, from Richmond to Redbridge and Barnet to Bromley. Preorder: 🛒 bit.ly/4nIqKTW

Yes yes I know. You've spent ages searching for an original, detailed map of Britain's #railway system that is both up-to-date and has the appearance of a vintage poster, as well as designed by an independent artist and printed on nice quality paper. Well look no further! 🚂 ➡️ bit.ly/RwyGB22

It has to be D. All those Middle Eastern and Asian dishes. Am I right?

The spelling of Jonathan always gets me for some reason. Always want to add an extra ‘h’ before the first ‘n’. Also place names like Cyprus (becomes ‘Cpryus’) and Granada (‘Grandad’).

🚨 London lovers! Come see me and Londonist supremo @mattfromlondon.bsky.social talk about our new book THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON at Stanfords next month! 📍 Stanfords (@stanfordstravel.bsky.social) 7 Mercer Walk, WC2H 9FA 🗓️ 7pm, Thu 9th October 🎟️ £8.00 (inc 🍷) ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-boroug...

🚨 London lovers! Come see me and Londonist supremo @mattfromlondon.bsky.social talk about our new book THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON at Stanfords next month! 📍 Stanfords (@stanfordstravel.bsky.social) 7 Mercer Walk, WC2H 9FA 🗓️ 7pm, Thu 9th October 🎟️ £8.00 (inc 🍷) ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-boroug...

Difficult to put into words just how crushingly disappointing this Starmer government is. Last July genuinely felt like an opportunity for a new start, fresh thinking, more stability, dare I say even some moral clarity. But no, somehow it’s just a continuation of the last one.

I googled what “groyper” means and now I think we should just shut down the internet

New commission: One for avocado fans! 🥑 My map of Central America (and yes, the Gulf of MEXICO) for 'Green Gold', a new book by Sarah Allaback & Monique Parsons about the fruit's cultural history and how it became a staple in the US and around the world ℹ️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/772195...

🚨 One month to go till THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON by me and @mattfromlondon.bsky.social hits the shops! Packed with maps and illustrations, learn about London's 32 boroughs, how they came to be, the fascinating places in each, and much more history and trivia besides. Preorder today! ℹ️ bit.ly/BorosLdn

I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going. Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk Thank you.