SINCE publication of her first novel A Necessary Fiction, in 2013, under the name Jane Emerssen, Judith Johnstone (pictured) has given talks to a number of reading groups. Her next, on the perils of writing a sequel, will be at Kendal Library on Tuesday, September 8 (3pm). The sequel, A Plain and Simple Truth, came out in June. Tickets on 01539-713520 or Kendal.library@cumbria.gov.uk.