Epiphenomenal Imbroglios

Well, what else are you going to discuss on a night out with Will Self? Not just Will Self - also M.J. Carter, Livi Michael, Simon Wroe, Elizabeth Freemantle, Emma Healy, Rebecca Hunt - and my old friend Nina Stibbe - all of whom were reading from their forthcoming new books to a roomful of bloggers.

Nina's début novel (following her memoir, Love, Nina) is called Man at the Helm, and is out in August.

My name's Jon Reed and I'm a salonaholic. It has been two days since my last literary salon.