Book Review: Adam Gopnik weaves magic of his own with The Real Work

"Gopnik excels at amiably but perceptively rooting around in different sub-cultures from magic to Broadway."

Writer Adam Gopnik attends the PEN American Center Literary Gala at American Museum of Natural History on May 5, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

• The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery 
• Adam Gopnik 
• Riverrun, £14.99