Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Adam Thorpe

Born: December 5, 1956 (age 68)
Bio: Adam Thorpe is a British poet and novelist whose works also include short stories, translations, radio dramas and documentaries.
Known for:
- Ulverton (1992)
- On Silbury Hill (2014)
- Between Each Breath (2007)
- Nineteen Twenty-One (2001)
- The standing pool (2008)