What do the east Londoners do when bombs are falling? Well, they read, of course. We welcome author Kate Thompson to the podcast to talk all about the secret library made by enterprising Londoners. We find out who they were (bring on Minxie, Pat and Mrs Chumbley!) and how the library came to be. Kate interviewed some of the people who were involved in the library and Bethnal Green tube station, and has created their stories into her new book, The Little Wartime Library.

You can find Kate;

Website

Instagram

Twitter

In the UK - you can buy her book from an independent bookshop here.

In the US - you can buy her book from Barnes & Noble here

You can see photos of the tube station and some of the people mentioned at our website by clicking here.

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