What's on your bookshelf?: Director's cuttlefish edition

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! Except, as reader’s of last week’s edition will know, this is a lie. There are no industry folks, cool or otherwise, in this week’s column. It is simply a placeholder - as voted for by you ravenous spine-fiends - while I take a break for the rest of July.

Do not fear! The column will re-emerge soon, with a bevvy of brilliant guests. For now, I’m keeping it going so you lot have a space to discuss the finer points of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and also probably Gormenghast again. I’m not complaining, it really is just that good. Gormenghast is OK too. Have fun, you crazy kids! Book for now!