About the Author

Tom Gauld was born in 1976 and grew up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He is a cartoonist and illustrator and his work is regularly published in the The Guardian, The New York Times and New Scientist. He has created a number of comic books. He lives in London with his family.

Reviews

A collection of brilliantly off-the-wall cartoons. Ever wondered what War and Peace clickbait looks like? Or Machiavelli's month planner? Gauld can help
* * Daily Mail, Best Reads of 2017 * *

Tom Gauld might just be the Edward Gorey of our time, channelling his wry humour and macabre aesthetic through exquisite black-and-white illustrations
*MARIA POPOVA*

Each single-page piece is a clever, funny, slightly bonkers riff on a literary theme . . . Sublime
* * The Times * *

One of the best cartoonists around!
* * BoingBoing * *

Praise for the works of Tom Gauld: Heartwarming
* * Guardian * *

At once hilarious and achingly melancholy . . . A quietly essential read
* * Wired * *

His economical art . . . is married to dry, incisive humor, making each strip a carefully composed marvel
* * Publishers Weekly * *

The ironic takes on key moments in history and literature (Armstrong on the moon, Cathy and Heathcliff wandering the moor) will certainly elicit a few laughs
* * Vogue * *

Gauld's deceptively simple panels and sparse, understated dialogue speak poetically . . . Gauld finds humour and hope - as well as coffee and doughnuts - in his portrait of a fading utopia
* * Guardian * *

Precise and wryly hilarious
* * NPR, Best Books of 2013 * *