Christopher Josiffe works part-time as a cataloguer for a London university library. He is currently writing a biography of Gef, the talking mongoose, and is also interested in nineteenth- and twentieth-century paranormal research, the Western magical tradition, African diasporic religions, ancient writing systems, and fine beers and cheeses. He enjoys going to Northern Soul and reggae clubs, and visiting prehistoric sites. He sometimes makes little paintings, and arranges twigs and leaves in his local woods.