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Dr Ann Basu
DR ANN BASU has always lived in London. Her mother's family were tailors in Fitzrovia, living on a site now occupied by the BT Tower. After a 35-year career in librarianship, Ann began researching ...view moreDR ANN BASU has always lived in London. Her mother's family were tailors in Fitzrovia, living on a site now occupied by the BT Tower. After a 35-year career in librarianship, Ann began researching and writing, gaining a PhD from Birkbeck College in 2010. Her book on Philip Roth, States of Trial, was published by Bloomsbury in 2014. She studied London literature for her MA at Birkbeck, writing her dissertation on Iain Sinclair. Ann writes regularly for Fitzrovia News, a local print and online publication. She researched local music hall for the 2018 Fitzfest. She belongs to the Camden History Society, and organises monthly talks on historical and political subjects.view less