Cathy Marie Buchanan
I write because I’m compelled to create and writing is the act that best satisfies the itch. 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
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Why do I read? Seriously? I’m supposed to provide an intelligent answer? More
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
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Multimillion-copy global bestseller that won critical acclaim for its beautifully wrought depiction of innocence corrupted. More
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Tudor court seen as never before; this take on the Boleyn sisters reinvented the historical novel. More
The Devil Wears Prada
Sensational behind-the-scenes debut novel about the fashion world and the boss from hell. More
Tracy Chevalier
I read because I want to know what it’s like to look at the world through someone else’s eyes, and reading is a remarkably efficient and vigorous way of doing that. More
Bring Up the Bodies
Winner of the Man Booker Prize and the first to win as a sequel. More
Hilary Mantel
I read out of hope and avid curiosity, and in an attempt to live in other times, and inhabit bodies that are not my own. More
Wild Swans
Popular bestseller that has sold more than 13 million copies. More
Deborah Challinor
I read to escape, whether the genre is crime, historical, dystopian, thriller, or biography. More
Anne O’Brien
Writing about medieval women is compulsive. More
Cally Taylor
When I get an idea for a novel the fizz of excitement I feel is electrifying. More
Cecelia Ahern
I write because I feel compelled to. More
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
One life is not enough. More
Wolf Hall
Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. More