Jonathan Gibbs

Jonathan Gibbs reviews books for The Independent and elsewhere. His novel Randall, about the contemporary art world and the fate of the YBAs, is published by Galley Beggar Press. He blogs on this aspect of his writing at tinycamels.wordpress.com

Shannon with his magnetic mouse that could find its way around a maze

Three things you'll wish you owned that Claude Shannon invented

The Google Doodle for 23 April celebrates both Shakespeare and St George's Day

Google celebrates Shakespeare - but can you name the plays?

The novel concerns an Israeli woman who returns to Jerusalem to house-sit her mother's flat

The Extra by AB Yehoshua: Sleep-walking through life in Jerusalem

Enchanting, but familiar: Patrick Modiano in Paris in 2004

The Black Notebook by Patrick Modiano, book review