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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Charles Grantham
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. Writing helps me ask questions and reading helps me answer them. Writing challenges me and makes me afraid. Reading comforts me and makes me feel safe. Writing is going to a new country, every day, without knowing what you’ll discover. Reading is being in a new country, every day, and finding that you feel at home.
