A quick but well-deserved round of congratulations to James, who recently managed to get to the top of Everest, raising a bit of cash for a Liberian school in the process. You can find his trip details and donation site here. The most amazing thing on the site is the photo showing Everest’s shadow. Fantastic. Hopefully James will back in London sometime for Bournemouthian drinks, if he’s not climbing something else, or trying to conquer the Polish gym market.

Katie, a friend and ex-colleague, has recently launched a business with her friend Viola. Untitled Books is an independent online bookshop. Its USP is that it focuses only on spectacular books, which it reviews fully and sorts thematically, on a tarot-style wheel (above). It’s much more inspiring and personal than the big web book outlets and prices are comparable. I’ve just put in my first order, which should keep me going for a month or so at least.