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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© Raiyani Muharramah
I read to travel within and to range wide beyond my limited firsthand experiences. I read to understand myself better and to gain empathy for other points of view. I read to dream and live more vividly. I read to fuse the mind with the heart, and thereby to write.
