What Writers Read
35 Writers on Their Favourite Book
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2022
208 pages
978-1-5266-5747-3 (ISBN)
Description
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
'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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-5747-3 (9781526657473)
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Person
Pandora Sykes is a journalist and broadcaster. She has written for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Vogue, Grazia and ELLE, is behind five No.1 podcasts and audio documentaries including the culture-shaping The High Low, and curates a monthly book club, Pandora's Books. In 2020 she published a bestselling essay collection, How Do We Know We're Doing It Right? She lives in London.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Pandora Sykes Introduction
- Nick Hornby
- Monica Ali
- Ann Patchett
- Leïla Slimani
- David Nicholls
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- Elizabeth Strout
- Sara Collins
- Tessa Hadley
- George the Poet
- Marian Keyes
- Elif Shafak
- Derek Owusu
- Ali Smith
- Paris Lees
- Dolly Alderton
- Mendez
- Jojo Moyes
- Diana Evans
- Sebastian Faulks
- Lisa Taddeo
- Meena Kandasamy
- Taiye Selasi
- Nikesh Shukla
- Nina Stibbe
- Ruth Ozeki
- Elizabeth Day
- Caleb Azumah Nelson
- Kit de Waal
- Deborah Levy
- Damon Galgut
- Naoise Dolan
- William Boyd
- Emma Dabiri
- Fatima Bhutto
- Acknowledgements
