We asked our authors from around the world to share their thoughts on why they write, why they read, and the books that have influenced them.
Here’s what they had to say.
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Australian Women’s Weekly
I read to observe the world as it is seen by others; to walk the planet as strangers do; to breathe a story that is not my own. I actually wrote my first book at nine. I didn’t want to do anything else. I want to tell stories but I want to know your story, too.
