What writers read

£9.99

Time and again, writers are asked the same questions about their favourite books: What are they? What’s the book you wish you had written? What’s the book that changed your life? In ‘What Writers Read’, Pandora Sykes – herself a voracious, omnivorous reader – collects short essays from bestselling and beloved writers to discover the books they hold most dearly and made them who they are.

ISBN: 9781526657497 Author: Sykes, Pandora Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: 7th November 2024 Imprint: Bloomsbury Cover: Paperback Dewey: 028.9 (edition:23) Pages: 208 Language: English Readership: General - Trade / Code: K Category: Subjects: , ,

A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘A treat – one that will propel you on a journey of discovery’ Independent

‘Like the best kind of selection box’ Irish Times

In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM :

NICK HORNBY * RUTH OZEKI * ANN PATCHETT * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * MARIAN KEYES * ELIZABETH STROUT * DEBORAH LEVY * TESSA HADLEY * ELIF SHAFAK * GEORGE THE POET * LEILA SLIMANI * ALI SMITH * DEREK OWUSU * DOLLY ALDERTON * PARIS LEES * JOJO MOYES * MENDEZ * SEBASTIAN FAULKS * DIANA EVANS * MEENA KANDASAMY * LISA TADDEO * NIKESH SHUKLA * TAIYE SELASI * MONICA ALI * NINA STIBBE * CALEB AZUMAH NELSON * ELIZABETH DAY * SARA COLLINS * DAMON GALGUT * NAOISE DOLAN * WILLIAM BOYD * EMMA DABIRI * FATIMA BHUTTO * KIT DE WAAL

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