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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

Yep! lnk.to/mapmen to choose your favourite retailer.

THIS WAY UP

Go to THIS WAY UP.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

Depending on the shipping costs, you might still have been able to get it cheaper from a US store. But more than happy for you to get the UK version. (Don’t tell anyone, but there are slightly more gags on the “all rights reserved etc” page in the UK version)

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

Buy seven. Friends and family.

This Way Up: The brilliantly entertaining debut book from everyone’s favourite YouTube geographers

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

This is very temporary! If you like paying half price for things, I’d do this as now as possible if I were you. (No pressure)

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

Ssssh.... don't tell anyone.... but if you buy the Map Men Book today from Amazon Prime, it's HALF PRICE!

www.amazon.co.uk/This-Way-Up-...

Buy This Way Up: The brilliantly entertaining debut book from everyone’s favourite YouTube geographers by Map Men (ISBN: 9780008710279) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

And thirdly, there’s a PDF attachment with the maps so you can look at them when you’re not driving or trying to fall asleep.

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

The audiobook is a brilliant way to consume this book. Firstly, Mark and I read it ourselves. Secondly, it’s a book full of stories ABOUT maps, so unlike a road atlas, you don’t need to see the maps to understand and enjoy it….

This Way Up: The brilliantly entertaining debut book from everyone’s favourite YouTube geographers

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Andrew Bickle @wikibickle.bsky.social · 1d

Reader, I bought that book

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Emlyn Jones @gremlyn27.bsky.social · 1d

Another impulse buy. But inevitably a good one.

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

Ssssh.... don't tell anyone.... but if you buy the Map Men Book today from Amazon Prime, it's HALF PRICE!

www.amazon.co.uk/This-Way-Up-...

Buy This Way Up: The brilliantly entertaining debut book from everyone’s favourite YouTube geographers by Map Men (ISBN: 9780008710279) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

This Way Up: The brilliantly entertaining debut book from everyone’s favourite YouTube geographers

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 1d

Ssssh.... don't tell anyone.... but if you buy the Map Men Book today from Amazon Prime, it's HALF PRICE!

www.amazon.co.uk/This-Way-Up-...

Buy This Way Up: The brilliantly entertaining debut book from everyone’s favourite YouTube geographers by Map Men (ISBN: 9780008710279) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 2d

Errr…. I think…. 8:30pm…ish? Best phone up Waterstones in Bristol and ask them.

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 2d

If you ask me, best way to improve that junction is to put the big green plastic dragon statue thing back.

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 2d

Is there an argument for deliberately pinching the traffic here, so that it’s released more slowly and steadily into Southend, and the cars do more of their idling and polluting in the middle of nowhere rather than in Southend’s suburbs?

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 3d

@tiernandouieb.bsky.social Just thought I’d let you know my son just told me The Monster Badge is his favourite episode of Hey Duggee.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 4d

Ooooohhhh!!!!!

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 4d

For reasons that will become clear when the next episode of #MapMen comes out at the end of October, we’ve got a very unusual leftover prop - an enormous, cold, unseasoned but totally edible roast pork.

What delicious things could we do with it?

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 5d

🏆

Surfin' With Patricia Routledge

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 5d

RIP Patricia.

youtu.be/k7KmDeB2kfI?...

YouTube video by Jay and Mark

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t care if there’s an easier way.

Piles of paper with crudely hand-drawn animation frames.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 8d

You haven’t thought about the song No Such Thing by John Mayer in 20 years.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 10d

To answer your second question…

Yes, the “Manchester” event is in Bramhall, a fairly long way from Manchester city centre. We thought it was an odd choice of location too, but apparently Simply Books put on excellent events with great audiences. And we go wherever our publishers send us.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 10d

To answer your first question…

Yes, you should cancel your online order. The Manchester event takes place one day before the book’s officially published, so unless you want two copies (which we do not discourage by the way) you’re better off buying one at the book signing.

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah, pretty much. Sorry, St Albans! Off to Manchester with you!

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 10d

The current map is already based, sort of, on travel time. I’m proposing a map where lots of people will have to travel further, but they’ll have a fairer chance of getting tickets.