Jonathan Strange & Mister Norrell is one of my favorite novels. It’s a book that I enjoyed so utterly, in which I was so completely immersed, that I mourned the end of it. To this day I wonder what its characters are up to. So I was elated when I learned that Susanna Clarke had a new novel coming out and Piranesi did not disappoint. It’s much shorter than its predecessor, but no less wondrous. It’s every bit as magical without having anything to do with magicians. And I hope that the dedicated team who spent a decade adapting Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell for TV decide to do the same for Piranesi. This is such a visually dazzling story, I’d love to see it adapted with the same degree of enthusiasm and care.