Emma Freedman
Why I read: To escape the everyday in worlds that wildly creative people invite us into, and to expand the mind. More
The Devil Wears Prada
Sensational behind-the-scenes debut novel about the fashion world and the boss from hell. More
Cally Taylor
When I get an idea for a novel the fizz of excitement I feel is electrifying. More
Angela’s Ashes
The phenomenal worldwide bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner. More
People of the Book
Winner of the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year 2008. More
Lauren Weisberger
A book that influenced me and why . . . Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume was incredibly influential to me as a child. More
Cecelia Ahern
I write because I feel compelled to. More
Pallavi Aiyyar
I read to travel within and to range wide beyond my limited firsthand experiences. More
Meg Cabot
I write because of readers like Diana Moreno, who handed me a letter recently telling me that, as the firstborn daughter of immigrants, she felt lonely and shy when she arrived here in 2004 . . . until she found my books. More
Room
Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize regional prize; made into a major motion picture. More
Letter from Stella Miles Franklin submitting her novel My Brilliant Career
Stella Miles Franklin submitted this letter along with the manuscript of her first novel, My Brilliant Career, to Angus & Robertson in Australia, in March 1899, when she was just nineteen years old. More
Dan Harris
I used to read to lead a lot of fiction, mostly for the escape—to be transported to other places and times. More
Tara Moss
Thanks to my parents, I’ve been a passionate reader since childhood. More
Barbara Taylor Bradford
When I say I have the need to write, I do mean need. More
