*And how shall I think of you?’ He considered a moment and then laughed. ‘Think of me with my nose in a book!* [*Susanna Clarke*](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8842.Susanna_Clarke?utm_medium=email&utm_source=quote_of_the_day) Happy birthday, Susanna Clarke! After re-reading The Lord of the Rings as an adult, she had "a kind of waking dream" about a man who dabbled in magic. Not long after, she began work on her fantastical alternative history epic, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.