A Slip of the Keyboard brings together for the first time the finest examples of Pratchett's non-fiction writing both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important); from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf's love life and passionate defences of the causes dear to him. With all the humour and humanity that have made his novels so enduringly popular this collection brings Pratchett out from behind the scenes of the Discworld to speak for himself - man and boy bibliophile and computer geek champion of hats orang-utans and Dignity in Dying.