Meet authors Paul Morley and Peter York from the Penguin book series

 
9 January 2014

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground, Penguin has asked twelve people to tell their tale of the great city of London in 15,000 words (or in one case, no words at all), each inspired by a different Tube line.

Authors include the masterly John Lanchester, the children of Kids Company, comic John O’Farrell and social geographer Danny Dorling. Ranging from the polemical to the fantastical, the personal to the societal, they offer something for every taste. All experience the city as a cultural phenomenon and notice its nature and its people. Read individually they’re delightful small reads, pulled together they offer a particular portrait of a global city.

For your chance to read these wonderful works, click here .

Tube 150 book launch: Paul Morley, Bakerloo Line

Specially written by Paul Morley to celebrate the Tube's 150th anniversary, 'Earthbound' documents Morley’s journeys on the Bakerloo line. He talks about the fascination the Tube holds for him.

Tube 150 book launch: Peter York, Piccadilly Line

'The Blue Riband' is one of a series of books specially written to celebrate the Tube's 150th anniversary. Writer and broadcaster Peter York's novella is set on the Piccadilly Line. Here he talks about his rediscovery of the Tube.

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