Northwest Indiana — October 9, 2026
Essays, walks and other ephemera — and three books about falling for Britain.
I’m Jonathan W. Thomas: writer, publisher and founder of Anglotopia. This is where I write about everything else.
— jwt
From the blog
Ephemera
A collection of anything and everything: local history, walks, small business, tech and life in the Region.
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Latest
Something is Very Wrong at the United States Postal Service
Photo by Joel Moysuh on Unsplash On December 12th, I mailed a batch of about 20 2026 Anglotopia Calendars to my customers. I printed the labels with my shipping software, I carefully packed them in non-bend mailers, put them in my mailbox, and they were…
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Self-Hosting Your Podcast For Fun and Profit
When I started the Anglotopia Podcast back in 2018, we followed the advice from our research that told us to get good podcast hosting. Many people recommended LibSyn…
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A Visit to the Indiana Dinosaur Museum
I came of age the year the film Jurassic Park was released. It instantly became my favorite movie of all time, and I saw it again and again…
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Into the City – Living in the Shadow of Chicago
I love Chicago. But I would never want to live there (again). Growing up in Northwest Indiana, you are always aware that you exist in the shadow of…
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We Needed This – Autumn Arrives With The Rain
Autumn arrived this year with the rain. There was anticipation for days as the weather forecasters said the heat was ending, and the cool autumn would begin. The…
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Region Walks: Bluhm County Park in Westville, LaPorte County
I may have found my new favorite walk in LaPorte County. Most of my walks are pretty boring, I either walk down my street to the end and…
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An Opinionated Guide to Building Your Own Library
A smart person’s house should have a library. It is the duty of any literate, ponderous type person to have a library. But not just any library. A…
The books
The Anglophile Trilogy
One American’s journey from first crush to lifelong devotion: twenty-five years, three books, the whole length of the island.
The final volume, Searching for the Heart of Britain, is out now.
Volume I · 2021
Adventures in Anglotopia
What makes someone love a country not their own? A childhood steeped in British culture and nearly twenty years of travel.
Volume II · 2024
End to End
Britain from Land’s End to John o’Groats: the great British road trip, 900 miles from Cornwall to the far north of Scotland.
Volume III · 2026 · New
Searching for the Heart of Britain
Thirty-six journeys, twenty-five years, one question: what is Britain, really?
Also at the Typewriter
ANGLOTOPIA.NET
Anglotopia
The web’s largest community for American Anglophiles: British travel, history and culture.
SINCE 2018
The Anglotopia Podcast
Conversations about Britain — self-hosted, which I’ve written about here.