Smoke & Mirrors - Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is a messy-haired white male author trapped in the body of an identical white male author with perhaps even less-tidy hair. His books and comics have won many awards. He thanks you for your offer of a comb but does not believe it would do any good. Despite being English, he lives more [...]

There’s No Toilet Paper… on the Road Less Traveled

The book in one sentence: An anthology of humourous travel stories by various authors.
Who would you recommend it to: People who like travel stories.
OK anecdotes: Nudity is a State of Mind (Alan Zweibel), Jugo Especial (Lara Naaman), Dragging the Family to the Magic Kingdom (Caryl Rivers), The Great Goat Race (Peter Mayle), The Duck of [...]

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke

Susanna Clarke lives in Cambridge. This is her first novel.
Note: Shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and Guardian First Book Award
The book in one sentence: Extremely long-winded and dull book about some two magicians.
Who would you recommend it to: Fantasy readers who aren’t put off by a 900-page slow-action book.
OK bits: I don’t know. [...]