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which guest would you choose?
If you are lucky enough to win a draw you can choose your prize
list from a constantly changing selection. Our first shortlist includes:
 David Bradshaw: accessible and entertaining author
and Oxford don, David specialises in post-1800 literature and is
guaranteed to enlighten and enliven a discussion of any novel from
the 19th and 20th centuries.
 Guy Browning: as devotees of his Guardian and Daily
Telegraph columns or Small Talk Radio 4 series know,
Guy Browning is one of the wittiest and most astute observers of
life in Britain today. A writer, business-consultant and after
dinner speaker, Guy’s books include Office Politics:
how work really works and Never Hit a Jellyfish with a
Spade: how to survive life’s smaller challenges.
 Jojo Moyes: a former Independent journalist
who became a full-time novelist when her first book, Sheltering
Rain, was published in 2002. Her most recent novel, Silver
Bay, is shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award
2008. Jojo lives in Essex with her husband and three children.
 James Naughtie: political journalist and much-loved
presenter of Radio 4’s The Today Programme, James
Naughtie’s books include The Rivals (about the Blair-Brown
relationship), The Accidental American (about Tony Blair)
and The Making of Music: a history of western music, which
accompanied his recent radio series.
 Meg Rosoff: described as “brilliantly original”, “intelligent,
ironic and darkly funny”, “magical and utterly faultless”,
Meg Rosoff’s award-winning novels – How I Live Now, Just
in Case and What I Was, delight both teenagers and
adults.
 Chris Smith: a leading performance storyteller
whose repertoire includes myths, legends, folk tales and wonder tales
from across the world, Chris Smith’s recent book One City,
Two Brothers recently won the Middle East Book Award in the
USA. Chris can either tell a story or teach you some stories to tell.
 Andy Stanton: described as “fantastic, hilarious,
existentialist nonsense”, Andy Stanton’s award-winning Mr
Gum books are guaranteed to get even the most reluctant child
reading – and hooting with laughter. As funny in person as
he is on paper, Andy’s school visits are for children of 8
and over.
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