The chaos demon Hecate and I have been ejected from the house by the ‘moth man’… immediately thinking of AndThatsWhyWeDrink! What will we find when we get back in later today??

these shortlists are drawn up by booksellers, aka the most amazing people in the world. so this brings tears to my eyes. they have been so kind to A FLAT PLACE and I am so grateful. if you feel inclined to vote, that would be beautiful of you (you can win book tokens!)

Please listen to BBC Radio 4’s Moving Pictures at 4pm UK tomorrow: the wonderful Cathy FitzGerald has made a fantastic programme about The War of Troy tapestry featuring Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons. (You can fast forward my chat!) bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Shout out to John the train manager on the VERY delayed 1450 from Aberdeen to London #LNER: doing a fantastic job under trying circumstances