Guess who's coming to dinner? - Karen Bush
'The Load of Unicorn' by Cynthia Harnett I've just finished re-reading 'The Load of Unicorn' by Cynthia Harnett. It's a great book, set at the time of Caxton and featuring a bidding battle between two publishers over the tales of Malory - so as well as being a good read, it's a book which will put a smile on the face of any writer. She effortlessly educates as well as entertains, and does some pretty fabulous illustrations as well, and I found myself thinking what a terrific dinner guest she'd make. Naturally, that led me to think of what other literary dinner guests I'd like to invite - along with all my fellow AE friends and colleagues of course who would automatically receive a gilt edged invitation. The list started to grow so long that I realised that no table was going to be big enough, and it would have to be more along the lines of a stand-up buffet, which would rather spoil the initial idea of fascinating conversation shared over ...