Karen Joy Fowler will be at Foyles in Bristol on Wednesday night promoting the UK release of her new book, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. As a reviewer, I am somewhat reluctant to say that you should not read reviews of a book, but in the case of this one it is absolutely true. Don’t read any reviews, not even mine. Don’t read the jacket blurb, just in case. Just go out any buy it, and come to it free of preconceptions.

Of course if you don’t trust me on that, I have a review here. I have tried hard not to say too much about the book. I have also interviewed Karen for my show on Ujima which should, if all goes well, air on Wednesday lunchtime. However, if today’s meeting doesn’t result in a firm date for us getting back on air then I will podcast the interview tomorrow.