Went to see Life is a Dream at the Donmar Warehouse last night.  Excellent show (despite a single diabolical perfomance by a supporting actor old enough to know better).  It had Dominic West - McNulty from The Wire, which was enough for me the snap up a ticket - who was great, as was Kate Fleetwood.  And what a tangy little ending, too.

In Event news, I'm going to be at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas on Saturday at 1.30pm.  I'll be in Lady Mitchell Hall on the Sidgwick Site at Selwyn College.  You don't need to book!  You can just pitch up on the day.  Hope to see you there.

Lots of new comments from visitors!  Hello then to Annika, Rachel, Ellie (sorry about the trouble in textiles), Dan, Peter (great about the reading aloud; if you're interested, a teacher in the UK did a lesson plan for the books here), and Rachel (I do expect to go back to Norwich, so stay tuned).

Deep breath.  Also to Alina (book three should be summer-ish in Germany, I think, I'll put up a precise date when I have it), Chris (the decision if it's young adult is entirely yours, my friend; make it, make it strong, and then run with it), two more teachers in Paul and Annette (great to hear from you both, most gratifying of all to hear the reception in classrooms, great stuff, I'm really grateful), and finally Kari Olson, who shares her exact name with my cousin but is not my cousin.