Brighton. The hottest day of the year. I’m here to do an event with the other Nicholas Royle at Waterstones. We did one last night at Piccadilly Waterstones in London, which seemed to go well, promoting my new collection, Ornithology (Confingo Publishing), and Nick’s new novel, An English Guide to Birdwatching (Myriad Editions). Maybe tonight we’ll find out if the double act has legs.
 
Meanwhile, poet Neil Rollinson wonders if I’d like to meet for a coffee. There’s something not quite congruo...