I’d always been a bit suspicious about the booky bits of festivals. I’d always imagined they would be kind of an afterthought, done to give a boozy weekender a veneer of cultural respectability. Then Phlox invited me to speak at the literary tent that they ran at last year’s Wilderness and I am now a total convert. It was a beautifully put together roster of brilliant writers talking to large audiences in a stunning tented bookshop. They are incredible at what they do and I am so thrilled they’ve invited me back this year.