JAMES TAIT BLACK

MY wife and I went over to Edinburgh last weekend to attend the awards ceremony for the James Tait Black Prizes for Biography and for Fiction. Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes was one of the five shortlisted biographies - apparently out of about 90 that were considered by the judges. Unhappily for me, I didn't win (Rosemary Hill's God's Architect, about Pugin, did) but it was a good evening. Travel Hell in both directions, though, getting back home 12 hours late and very out of pocket. Cheap flights often aren't.