I didn’t know until recently that there was a programme of literary events as a companion to the BBC Proms season. What a fantastic idea, but it will unfortunately be another list of events for me to circle in a listings book and never actually attend (despite all my good intentions I’ve not made it to a Prom, but we do buy the guide every year)! The Proms Plus Literary Series allows writers to connect the Proms to the wider cultural world and this year it includes a poetry competition for children and adults, an exploration of Scandinavian crime writing and depictions of the piano and the cello in literature. This all looks particularly interesting and hopefully I will be able to make along to at least one event.