Caroline Overington 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. More Caroline Overington
Pallavi Aiyyar I read to travel within and to range wide beyond my limited firsthand experiences. More Pallavi Aiyyar
Emma Freedman Why I read: To escape the everyday in worlds that wildly creative people invite us into, and to expand the mind. More Emma Freedman
Jay Onrait I read because as much as I love film and television, and documentaries, and Facebook, and Twitter and Snapchat, and my abacus . . . More Jay Onrait
Bradley Trevor Greive If not for My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell, I wouldn’t be a writer . . . mind you, I probably wouldn’t have had five treatments for rabies either. More Bradley Trevor Greive
Michele A’Court I read because I want to live more than one life. Books take us out of ourselves into a whole other world. More Michele A’Court