The Bookworm: 'The Globemakers: The Curious Story of An Ancient Craft'
The Globemakers: The Curious Story of An Ancient Craft , by Peter Bellerby. 222 pages. Bloomsbury. 2023. I’ve always believed that whatever you do, at whatever level, you should endeavour to improve on what has been done before, or at least do the best job you can, otherwise what’s the point? I’ve also always thought that if you put in extra time and effort, people will notice. (p. 50) I read The Globemakers but don’t want to write about it. My apathy has nothing to do with the book, which is very interesting and inspiring. (It is Peter Bellerby’s first-person account of how his quest to make a globe for his dad turned into a globemaking business.) I just don’t feel like writing about it or any other book right now. I want to read without the added hassle and personally imposed obligation to write about it, so I’ve decided to stop writing about the books I read—at least for now. The ol’ blog turned 20 this year (which I should write about) and it might be time for a reassessment of my...
