Latest news: I have a new book out called The Insider's Guide to Applying to University, published by Trotman. Useful for anyone who wants to pick the right course at the right university, and packed with interviews, hints and tips from the people in the know - that's the university and college staff, and the students themselves. It's bursting with useful information to help readers decipher university league tables, understand what the format of a course really entails, fill in tricky application forms, write a kick-ass personal statement, and succeed in interviews.

Also out: The Virgin University Survival Guide. The second, fully updated, edition of this book is in a new handy pocket-sized format, and it still contains all the useful information that students need to get the best out of university life.

11 December 2008

• High points: Big fun at the ATP festival, and off to Belgium next...

• Irritants: So little time. And it's bloody freezing too.

• Simple pleasures: Hugs and kisses.

• Theme tunes: Kids by MGMT. Earworm. 

• Motto: Yeah, you. Get back over here.