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John Higgs
Personal blog · johnhiggs.comwritinghistoryculture
John Higgs's personal blog at johnhiggs.com covers writing, history and culture. Since 2019, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times, most often “The KLF: Chaos, magic and the band who burned £1M”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-06-19, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link John Higgs's books, especially his book on the KLF, the band who burned a million pounds. Commenters call it a brilliant, highly recommended read, even for people who know nothing about the band.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- The KLF: Chaos, magic and the band who burned £1M3 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2019-07-02
What Hacker News says?
The KLF - Chaos, magic and the band who burned a million pounds https://johnhiggs.com/books/the-klf/
Comment linking /books/the-klf/
on “Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer?”Submitted Eton and All the Murder (2019) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionRelevant reading: https://johnhiggs.com/newsletter-10/
Comment linking /newsletter-10/
on “Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU”Submitted Eton and All the Murder as a story · 2 points
HN discussionJohn Higgs wrote a brilliant book [1] about the band KLF (who famously burned a million pounds). I highly, highly recommend it - even if you know nothing about the band (or care to), it's an incredible read. [1] https://johnhiggs.com/books/the-klf/
Comment linking /books/the-klf/
on “Eton and All the Murder (2019)”Submitted The KLF: Chaos, magic and the band who burned £1M as a story · 1 points
HN discussionIf anyone is unaware of John Higgs, he's written several of my all time favourite books, especially his KLF book which I loved so much I bought loads of them to give out to friends. Can't recommend it highly enough: https://johnhiggs.com/books/the-klf/
Comment linking /books/the-klf/
on “Eton and All the Murder (2019)”