So We Can’t All Be Astronauts has been shortlisted for East Anglian Book of the Year 2009. You can see who else is on the shortlist here.

That’s exciting, isn’t it? I feel very chuffed that the judges liked it. Hopefully a few more readers will stumble across it as a result. I’ll be spinning some yarns from Astronauts at this month’s Homework, on Wednesday 30th September at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club. Homework is Aisle16‘s regular literary cabaret night, with a mix of poetry, stand-up, music, literature, and pretty much anything else we can think of. We’ve had Kate Nash and Tim Key as previous special guests, and this month’s special guest is someone we’re all very much looking forward to, since all of Aisle16 are big fans. I’ll let you know who in a couple of days…