Having been woken from hibernation by Storm Ciara, I’m now snatching a brief moment of calm before Storm Dennis (due tomorrow) to issue an invitation:

Join us for a Literary Lunch near Taunton on Monday 20 April! I’ll be talking all things book-related with Lionel Ward of Brendon Books. Lionel is not only an independent bookseller but also the organizer of the Taunton Literary Festival. I’m looking forward to learning about the book business from someone who actually knows what happens to...