Can of Worms Enterprises

Please join us for our Christmas Open Studios in the cobbled mews of Peacock Yard on the famous Pullens Estates in Kennington.

Can of Worms is once again opening its doors and has a wonderful array of award-winning children’s, cookery, travel and quirky books to give this holiday to friends and family. We are open the whole of the first weekend in December:

Friday 2 between 6-9pm
Sat 3 between 11am-6pm
Sunday 4 between 11am-6pm

As well as Can of Worms there will be the wonderful work of artisans and artists throughout the three yards showing off their latest creations, food and entertainment for the kids. Take the drag out of Christmas shopping and and buy gorgeous gifts directly from the artists, designers and makers including photography, clothing, paintings, ceramics, furniture, Christmas cards and more!

Bring all your friends, raise a glass of mulled cider (or two) and enjoy some authentic Christmas (shopping) spirit.

Tom really wants to be an explorer.

When Tom’s head isn’t in the clouds it’s in an atlas. He follows adventurers not footballers and his schooldays are spent dreaming about travelling from Tibet to Timbuktu. One day a private wish blurted out loud started his freewheeling adventure:

“I’m going to cycle around the world.”

His classmates laughed. No one believed him, least of all his teacher.

“The mountains will be too high!” “The deserts too hot!”

Everyone shouted their reasons why his dream was impossible.

Ride along with Tom as he overcomes his fears and sets off on the first part of his biggest ever adventure: to try to become the boy who biked the world.

What some other explorers say about the author’s adventures:

“An incredible journey of mammoth proportions.” -Mark Beaumont

“Alastair’s journey stands out as amazing.” -Sir Randulph Fiennes

“Epic Journey.” -

Bear Grylls

We are on a mission to Dhaka, Bangladesh. A fascinating city, yet to see much of the country.

We are approached by all manner of street people requesting money and selling all sorts of things.

There are not that many bookstores here in Bangladesh, but it would seem plenty of booksellers.

This particular bookseller doggedly tried to sell me something for about a 400 metre stretch of Gulshan Avenue. Interestingly there were no 3 for 2 offers.

The booksellers endanger their lives darting between rickshaws, CNGs, yellow taxis, buses and ex-pats to sell the latest bestsellers.

The current bestseller list in Dhaka as represented by these street booksellers are:

Perfect by Judith McNaught
Something by Daniel Steel (I believe they are all interchangeable)
Lonely Planet Bangladesh (I would recommend the Bradt guide)
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
Beast and Listening to Grasshoppers by Arundhati Roy
White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Songs of Blood and Sword by Fatima Bhutto
And
Decision Points by George W. Bush

An earlier bookseller I had encountered had Dreams of my Father by Barack Obama, so there may well be a political bent (not Horace) to the sellers.

Each book comes individually wrapped in cellophane.