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What Writers Read: 35 Writers on Their Favourite Book | Pandora Sykes
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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 * PAUL 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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jenniferw88
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Hooked_on_books A book about books is hard to resist! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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jenniferw88
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#bookreport and #weeklyforecast

Finished:
John Aubrey, My Own Life

Started and finished:
The Body on the Doorstep
Lapidarium

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Cinfhen
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This was such a treasure box of a gift💜I loved reading about which books writers have cherished. A lovely way to enjoy quiet moments during a busy month❣️Thanks so much for this gorgeous gem @TrishB xx

TrishB It is such a lovely readers book ♥️ Helen brought me my copy! It obviously has much love. (edited) 9mo
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Cinfhen
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I love Ann Patchett but this comment about receiving an ARC for her to review doesn‘t sit well with me! “Instead of throwing the book on the towering pile of books I‘ll never get to, I decided to walk it straight to the bin.” That‘s pretty shitty!!! Why toss away an ARC??? It‘s rude, especially since she‘s a novelist herself. 🥺😫😳PS: she ends up reading the first page and is instantly hooked - she LOVES the book Sorrow & Bliss.

JamieArc Oy. That sounds quite arrogant of her to do. Yikes. I‘m surprised she would admit that. 9mo
Cinfhen Right?! Why would she cop to that @JamieArc ??? 9mo
julesG It's harsh, but honest. 9mo
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LiteraryinLawrence I‘m with you. Not classy. 9mo
Ruthiella Do you mean she should have given it to someone else instead? 9mo
Cinfhen Listen, I understand she is sent hundreds of ARCs to read and review and obviously she can‘t read them all but at the very least gift them to your bookseller staff or offer them to your customers. Put them in a box and bring them to a FLL but to trash them??? Not cool @julesG @LiteraryinLawrence @Ruthiella And she must know how it is to actually get a book, especially a debut out into the wild. It‘s so flippant. #Disappointed 9mo
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TrishB
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What a lovely little read- authors sharing their favourite books and why.
Thanks Helen 😘

Gissy Love the cover😍 12mo
squirrelbrain Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️ 12mo
LeahBergen I see I‘ll have to pick up a copy of this! 12mo
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Cathythoughts Looks gorgeous ❤️ 12mo
Oryx How many books did you add to your tbr from reading this? 12mo
TrishB @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts beautiful book and lovely read ♥️ 12mo
TrishB @Oryx I think 8 😁 12mo
TNbookworm What a beautiful book💕 12mo
TrishB @TNbookworm it is beautiful ♥️ 11mo
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There is something absolutely delicious about writers, writing about being readers. I really never get sick of books like this. They capture perfectly all the many things reading and books can mean in our lives. They always make me think of books I‘ve loved, and add lots to my to-read list. A lovely little treat.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Helen, for turning my Monday morning frown upside down. What a lovely surprise. 🤗😘 (And no, I have not made the bed this morning. I‘m an adult, thank you very much.)

squirrelbrain Hooray - I‘d given that one up for dead! It‘s taken nearly 2 months due to the cyber-attack on Royal Mail. 🤷‍♀️ 13mo
squirrelbrain @Megabooks - I posted Grown Ups to you on the same day so you just never know…. 🤞😁 13mo
MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain I noted the mailing date was 9 January. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Thanks again! 13mo
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vivastory Lol, for years & years I made my bed every single morning. No matter what. The past few months I've just been like...ehh screw it 13mo
MicheleinPhilly @vivastory I‘m pretty good about it but on Monday mornings, all bets are off. I can‘t be bothered. 13mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 it probably has to go through a bunch of nodes to get to my small town but I‘m hopeful!! 13mo
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Shonab
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7. Lovely quick read. Authors recommending books they love. Have added a few to my TBR! 3.5/5

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I‘ve been looking for a second hand copy of this for a while and finally found one. Very much looking forward to starting this later on

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🤩 1y
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TrishB
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Helen- thank you so much! I dropped so many hints for this at Christmas- I think everyone else thought someone else had got it.
Thank you- you know you didn‘t have to 😘 but much appreciated.

squirrelbrain Phew, I didn‘t think I‘d seen you post about it, but you just never know! 😁 1y
LeahBergen Ooo! 😍 1y
TrishB @squirrelbrain @LeahBergen it‘s lovely ❤️ 1y
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squirrelbrain @leahbergen - the wonderful @KarenUK sent me a copy for Xmas and I loved it. It‘s one of those books you can keep coming back to, I think. 1y
Cathythoughts Very nice ♥️ 1y
KarenUK @squirrelbrain 😘😘😘 1y
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squirrelbrain
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Such a gorgeous book @KarenUK - thank you so much for the gift! 😘

I‘d seen reviews for this when it was published a few weeks ago, and I‘ve been longing to read it, but I hadn‘t seen a physical copy so didn‘t know how beautiful it is too. ❤️❤️❤️

I may even launch into reading it straight away as it‘s definitely calling to me, when nothing else is… perfect timing!

KarenUK Very cozy pic! 💕🔥 1y
TrishB Oh I saw this in Waterstones and didn‘t buy! It looks lovely ♥️ 1y
TheBookHippie Pretty cover!! 1y
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LeahBergen Ooo, lovely! 😍 1y
TNbookworm Beautiful cover 😍 1y
batsy Gorgeous! 1y
Caroline2 Beautiful 🤩 1y
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