MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS

We asked: What do you love most about the British summer?

LYNNE truss is the popular author whose new book, A Shot in the Dark, is out 28 June. she writes about why dogs make the world a better place on p76. lynne lives along the coast from brighton. ✢ What i love most about the british summer is… the light evenings – the amount of out-andabout time expands dramatically.

✢ this summer i’m… doing a few literary festivals to talk about my latest novel, A Shot in the Dark, but there’s also a week with friends in Dorset. I suppose I shouldn’t say this, but I’m really looking forward to a rest from writing!

lisa verrico is a pop critic for The Times, and writes two pieces for us this month:

Girls still Wanna have Fun on p52, and the Grown-up Guide to Festivals on p194. she lives in london with her partner and 16-year-old daughter.

✢ What i love most about the british summer is… the lottery of it. No guaranteed sunshine means you make much more effort to enjoy it when it makes an appearance.

✢ this summer i’m… holidaying in a castle in Kent and visiting the sustainable Flow Festival in Helsinki.

Faith archer, a former JD Williams Don’t tell Me i can’t mentoree, is our brilliant new financial columnist (p142). she lives with her family in suffolk.

✢ What i love most about the british summer is… blue skies and long sunny days! I love sitting outside with a book while the garden is a riot of colour.

✢ this summer i’m… setting off with my family to the Lake District to introduce the children to fell walking and sailing.