What Writers Read: 35 Writers on their Favourite Book

Description

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. Curated and introduced by the award-winning writer and broadcaster Pandora Sykes, What Writers Read is a love letter to reading and the life-changing power of books.

Pandora Sykes is a writer and broadcaster covering culture, lifestyle and social commentary. She co-created the podcast The High Low, and is the host of The Missing, which was nominated for a British Podcast Award. Her debut essay collection How Do We Know We're Doing It Right? was a Sunday Times bestseller, and she has written for the Sunday Times, Vogue, Observer, GQ and Elle, among other publications. She produces the podcast interview series Doing It Right, and in 2021 wrote and presented the eight-part docu-series Pieces of Britney for BBC Radio 4. Sykes is a 2022 judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction and is currently working on a new audio documentary series for Radio 4. She lives in London.

All of the essays engage - there isn't a dud in the bunch - which is perhaps a result of their succinct length . . . but also down to the honesty and thoughtfulness of the contributors . . . Like the best kind of selection box * Irish Times * A treat - one that will propel you on a journey of discovery * Independent * What Writers Read is the perfect stocking filler for the bookish person in your life . . . Gorgeous stuff * Red Magazine *