A city of books as much as a capital of music and culture, our round-up of the best literature about the Big Easy has been filled out with readers’ recommendations. Here are some of the best
January 2002
Dæmon geezer
Robert McCrum
'I didn't expect to win'
Fully booked
John Ezard
Let's forget about 'children's writing'
A taste of Spyglass
Epic children's book takes Whitbread
Prize fighting
Selkirk's Island by Diana Souhami
Colonnades, Hairbrush and The Room
Whitbread winner's 'ring of absolute truth'
November 2001
The KitKat man
McEwan hopes for atonement
October 2000
A wizard with worlds
Not for children
September 2000
Booktrust children's special
The Amber Spyglass
An exclusive extract from the final book of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
