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15 hours ago

Sarah Hall: Everyone wangs on about Anna Karenina I've never been able to finish it'

Early reading experiences shaped a love for literature and inspired a desire to write, highlighting the impact of strong female characters and diverse narratives.
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1 week ago

Benjamin Wood: John Fowles's The Magus was so frustrating I threw it at the wall'

My mother bought me Stanley Bagshaw and the Short-sighted Football Trainer by Bob Wilson. I grew up thinking he was the same Bob Wilson who played in goal for Arsenal and presented sport on ITV.
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3 months ago

Yael van der Wouden : The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy cured my fear of aliens'

Childhood reading ranged from encyclopedias and joke books to Thea Beckman and Douglas Adams, later reshaped by Nathan Englander's powerful novel.
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6 months ago

Nick Harkaway: I loathed Charles Dickens it nearly turned me off reading for ever'

Early and varied reading experiences shaped a lifelong, evolving love of literature and inspired a career and creative ambition through specific influential books.
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8 months ago

Clare Chambers: Iris Murdoch taught me that a novel could be about absolutely anything'

My earliest reading memory is of an illustrated Grimms' fairy tale called Jorinde and Joringel, focusing on a quest for a flower with special powers.
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9 months ago

We think Princess Pearl is a feminist icon': readers' favourite Julia Donaldson books

Julia Donaldson's books create strong bonding moments and memories between parents and children.
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