So I'm writing this new book, 50k words in, going great guns, just having the usual slight plot collywobbles but that's to be expected. It's nominally involved with the Cottingley Fairies, and I've been reading a bit of fairy-related literature alongside the writing. A couple of weeks ago I picked up John Crowley's Little, Big, which I haven't read for ages, and got engrossed in it again.

Googling the book I found that there's a 25th anniversary edition of it coming out. I thought this might make something for the Guardian and, lo, here it is today.

Funny thing is, they illustrated it with a picture of the Cottingley Fairies, prominently featuring Elsie Wright, who looms large in the new novel.