**Anna James *is a writer and journalist. She was a school librarian before joining The Bookseller * as their book news editor. She now writes for a variety of newspapers and magazines, and chairs events at bookshops and literary festivals across the UK. She lives in north London, in a flat full of ...

**Anna James *is a writer and journalist. She was a school librarian before joining The Bookseller * as their book news editor. She now writes for a variety of newspapers and magazines, and chairs events at bookshops and literary festivals across the UK. She lives in north London, in a flat full of books.