Revenge of the Librarians
by Tom Gauld (Canongate, 2022)
Catchy title but really a book about writers. Gauld’s cartoons evince a minimalist style and gentle, erudite satire focussing on literary reworkings and the (stubbornly flawed) creative process. Gauld’s humour is rarely laugh-out-loud but his style and introspective commentaries are consistently diverting.