The main reason I was in Bristol today was for the launch of Jo Hall’s latest novel, The Art of Forgetting: Nomad. This is the second half of the giant novel that Kristell Ink wisely decided to market as two volumes. My review of the first part, Rider, is here. For those of you interested in such things, Nomad has a lot less LGBT material, but a lot more non-European cultures stuff.

Jo mentioned on Twitter this morning that some cake might be a nice way to celebrate the launch. The result was a veritable cakenami. I may have been responsible for part of that.

As usual, Des and her colleagues at Forbidden Planet put on a good show for us. Sadly the weather will have discouraged some people from attending, and the hideous Bristol traffic meant that quite a few people arrived late. Here’s hoping that the book sells well regardless.