Jim Rossignol is one of the brilliant Brits behind Rock, Paper, Shotgun. And he’s written one of the year’s most delightful books on gaming. It’s probably best suited for people curious about gaming, but even experienced gamers will appreciate the prose and anecdotes in This Gaming Life.

It’s not perfect, but it is well-crafted and, interestingly, not fully formed. A lot of it reads like Rossignol is still working some things out. Which is fine with me. This isn’t the last book on gaming culture you’ll ever need, but it could be the first.