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It's that time of year again and the publishing and book selling world has descended on London for the 40th London Book Fair  at Earls Court. I've lost count of how many Book Fairs I've attended now, but it certainly isn't forty, I think it might be eleven.  Then there is the the gigantic Frankfurt Book Fair, which takes place in Germany in October every year. But I always enjoy going up to the London Book Fair , not only because it is on home ground but it also provides the opportunity to catch up with the people I know in the publishing world and make new contacts. I'm meeting my overseas agents from France, Spain and Italy and my publisher. I'll be posting some photographs from the London Book Fair here shortly. The photograph below was taken at the 2010 London Book Fair, which was a bit of a non event because of the volcanic ash debacle. As an author it is always worthwhile attending the London Book Fair just to visit the publishers stands, and attend ...

mLondon Book Fair is looming and my thoughts turn not to productive meetings with my publishers and agents but to something far more important - what the heck do I wear? First there's the weather.  April in England can be a bitterly cold month (witness yesterday) I nearly froze my fingers off in a biting north easterly wind while last Thursday it was almost 20 degrees and it was T-shirt and shorts weather. So do I go equipped for a heat wave in London or to meet a Siberian wind blowing off the Thames?  And does it really matter because for two days I will, in fact, be shut up inside an air conditioned shed called Earl's Court, that is when not travelling on the Tube or walking across Waterloo Bridge. Then there's the 'who'.  No, not the group but  who am I going to see?  From a dress code point of view the publishing industry is far more relaxed than the industries I have previously worked in, and my smartly tailored suits were ...