Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Why do I read? Seriously? I’m supposed to provide an intelligent answer? More
Jane Eyre
Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More
Barbara Taylor Bradford
When I say I have the need to write, I do mean need. More
Mary Karr
I read to save my life, to take communion, to enter a community of fellow sufferers and rejoicers. More
Dorothea Benton Frank
You’ve asked me to tell you why I write but I think the answer might be longer than the fifty or one hundred words you’ve allotted me. More
Heather O’Neill
A book that influenced me and why: A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais More
The Devil Wears Prada
Sensational behind-the-scenes debut novel about the fashion world and the boss from hell. More
Cathy Glass
I have always been a writer. More
Nikki Gemmell
Reading is a haven, a harbor, to shelter me from the toss of the world. 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
Anne O’Brien
Writing about medieval women is compulsive. More
Cecelia Ahern
I write because I feel compelled to. 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
Cally Taylor
When I get an idea for a novel the fizz of excitement I feel is electrifying. More
The Golden Notebook
A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. More