The Pleasure of Reading : 43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the Books That Inspired Them

In this delightful collection forty-three acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read and what makes them continue to do so. First published in 1992 in hardback only, original contributors include Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, A. S. Byatt, Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Gray, Germaine Greer, Alan Hollinghurst, Doris Lessing, Candia McWilliam, Edna O'Brien, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Sue Townsend and Jeanette Winterson. The new edition will include essays from five new writers, Emily Berry, Kamila Shamsie, Rory Stewart, Katie Waldegrave and Tom Wells. Royalties generated from this project will go to Give a Book, www.giveabook.org.uk, a charity set up in 2011 that seeks to get books to places where they will be of particular benefit. Give a Book works in conjunction with Age UK, Prison Reading Groups, Maggie's Centres, which help people affected by cancer, and various schools and literacy projects, such as Beanstalk, where many pupils have never had a book of their own in their lives. The inspiration for the annual Pleasure of Reading Prize A charming and revealing collection of essays from some of our best-loved writers about the pleasures of reading, with royalties donated to the Give a Book charity In this delightful collection forty-three acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read and what makes them continue to do so. Original contributors include Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, A. S. Byatt, Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Gray, Germaine Greer, Alan Hollinghurst, Doris Lessing, Candia McWilliam, Edna O'Brien, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Sue Townsend and Jeanette Winterson, while this new edition includes essays from five new writers, Emily Berry, Kamila Shamsie, Rory Stewart, Katie Waldegrave and Tom Wells. Royalties generated from this project will go to Give a Book, www.giveabook.org.uk, a charity set up in 2011 that seeks to get books to places where they will be of particular benefit. Give a Book works in conjunction with Age UK, Prison Reading Groups, Maggie's Centres, which help people affected by cancer, and various schools and literacy projects, such as Beanstalk, where many pupils have never had a book of their own in their lives. In This Delightful Collection Forty Acclaimed Writers Explain What First Made Them Interested In Literature, What Inspired Them To Read And What Makes Them Continue To Do So. Stephen Spender -- Michael Foot -- Patrick Leigh Fermor -- Doris Lessing -- Brian Moore -- Robert Burchfield -- Judith Kerr -- John Mortimer -- John Fowles -- Jan Morris -- Philip Ziegler -- J.g. Ballard -- Ruth Rendell -- Edna O'brien -- John Carey -- Jane Gardam -- Ronald Harwood -- A.s. Byatt -- Simon Gray -- Roger Mcgough -- Emma Tennant -- Tom Stoppard -- Margaret Atwood -- Germain Greer -- Melvyn Bragg -- Gita Mehta -- Buchi Emecheta -- Sally Beauman -- Wendy Cope -- Sue Townsend -- Hermione Lee -- Timberlake Wertenbaker -- Alan Hollinghurst -- Carol Ann Duffy -- Paul Sayer -- Candia Mcwilliam -- Rana Kabbani -- Jeanette Winterson -- Kamila Shamsie -- Rory Stewart -- Katie Waldegrave -- Emily Berry -- Tom Wells. Edited By Antonia Fraser And Victoria Gray. First Published: London : Bloomsbury, 1992. In this delightful collection, forty acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read, and what makes them continue to do so. First published in 1992 in hardback only, original contributors include Margaret Atwood, J.G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, A.S. Byatt, Catherine Cookson, Carol Ann Duffy, Germaine Greer, Alan Hollinghurst, Doris Lessing, Candia McWilliam, Edna O'Brien, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Sue Townsend, and Jeanette Winterson. The new edition will include essays from ten new writers