Maybe it's because I'm an EastEnder

The British artist and author Edmund de Waal praises Royal Academy of Arts' chief executive Charles Saumarez Smiths new book on East London, which is out today (27 April). De Waal describes the RA boss, a resident of the East End since the 1980s, as being a very good companion on his flaneurial walks, amusing, erudite and engaged in his response to buildings, people and places. The insiders guide to exploring the East End, published by Thames & Hudson, features everything from Ani