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Classic Bus magazine has given Routemasters of the Universe a great review, which deserves to be reproduced in full:
‘This little book is really great fun, showing Routemasters converted for this, that and the other - normal, quirky and bizarre. There’s lots of background stuff to put it all into context, and it’s an amazing offbeat tribute to a legendary bus type. Well done, Harry - very enjoyable!’
The London Transport Museum recently added Routemaster-pattern pyjamas to its extensive range of moquette merchandise, and kindly sent a pair for the delectation of Harry Rosehill, author of Routemasters of the Universe. Here he is modelling them for Christmas.
On New Year’s Eve Robert Elms interviewed Harry Rosehill on his BBC Radio London show about Routemasters of the Universe (about 1 hour 30 minutes in).
The new Winter issue of the Routemaster Magazine (journal of the Routemaster Association) includes an extensive review of Harry Rosehill’s book, which it praises as ‘written in a relaxed style and entertaining way’, and as ‘a well-priced and well-produced book that would be welcome on any shelf, not just for Routemaster enthusiasts.'
The Bucks Free Press, the local paper for Buckinghamshire, the county in which Bletchley Park is situated, has reviewed Sinclair McKay’s book.
‘This book was not what I expected,’ writes Jayne Hancock in her review of The Nature of Cricket in the Cricket Society’s new Journal. ‘And all the better for it.’ Though the chapters do set out to examine the flora and fauna of cricket grounds, she explains, ‘they are only used by the author to indicate his feeling that cricket is losing its connection to our environment, as it changes its own “nature” as it attempts to compete in a profit-seeking world.’
‘Coster has done a great job,’ she goes on. ‘The book is full of humour with enjoyable cricket anecdotes, supported by excellent photographs … I enjoyed this book a lot.’
On 30 November Stanfords in Covent Garden hosted an event on Routemasters of the Universe with Harry Rosehill giving an illustrated talk on his book, with a good turnout.
Routemasters of the Universe was launched on a chilly night at the Old Bank of England Pub in London’s Fleet Street, and specifically in the Routemaster bus-turned-bar in the beer garden. Here is the author, Harry Rosehill, with transport blogger Geoff Marshall.
The popular London blog IanVisits has just reviewed Routemasters of the Universe. ‘Probably three-quarters of the stories are ones that you wouldn’t expect,’ Ian writes, ‘and quite a few will have you sitting up in surprise. In that, it’s an informative and at times, an uplifting tale of how people will find the most unexpected ways of using what they have available to them.’
Harry Rosehill has written a feature on the afterlives of the Routemaster bus, based on his new book Routemasters of the Universe, on the Londonist website.