Had fun recording the latest Book Slam podcast. You can listen to it here or, better yet, download via iTunes. It was cool interviewing Chris Cleave. Although he's about 10 years younger than me, I found him reassuringly avuncular. I don't know what that says. Introduced a Barry Took-style 'listener review' too; which is kind of fun, I think. If you fancy having a go, let me know.

The podcast's also been nominated for another prize: a BT Digital Music Award. I'm not entirely sure what this means but I'm choosing to feel pleased about it. Please vote for us by clicking on this garish pink button. Ell and I need ongoing reasons to steer clear of the gutter.