Such is our dedication that Tom and I don’t even get Sundays off! No chance of a lie-in or a quick browse through the newspapers today as we headed for the spa town of Matlock in Derbyshire to participate in the Big Book Bash.
The grand council offices – a converted Victorian luxury hotel – were buzzing when we got there at lunchtime. I was delighted to see writer Julia Jarman as I entered the ‘green room’ where all the performers were gathered for lunch and gave her a big book bash hug. Also in there was Robert Crowther, Guy Bass and Berlie Doherty as well as some tempting cream scones and carrot cake!
Our first session went well, despite being in a chamber room more used to budget meetings than penalty shoot-outs but we only had three families for our second session – so five kids in total. Reads United doesn’t work as well with such small numbers but we did our best to dazzle. Afterwards, Tom disappeared to catch his train and I returned to the green room to see if there was any carrot cake left but all the food had been cleared away so I made do with a bottle of water and a banana and headed home.