As part of her quest to find the best fiction set in Bristol, Joanna Papageorgiou has set Colinthology against Mark Wright’s Heartman. I’m not in the least surprised that Heartman won. It’s not like TV companies have been beating a path to my door or anything. However, I was really pleased that Joanna took time out to read Colinthology and write thoughtfully about it. You can find her comments on the two books here.

I was amused that Joanna found pubs to be a common theme of both books. I suspect that Colin and Mark would have become fast friends if they had met, and would have spent ages enthusing to each other about obscure beers.