Posts Tagged ‘The Good Books’
The Good Books, Douglas Jackson: ‘I was bereft by the end of The Alan Rickman Diaries’
The former journalist on being encouraged to persevere by the late John Le Carre and why he always recommends the Aubrey-Maturin Napoleonic naval adventures. The first book I remember reading: My dad took me to the library before I was old enough to get a ticket and I’ve been an avid reader ever since.…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Sue Lawrence: ‘I read One Day in 2011 and it’s stayed with me ever since’
The leading food writer on being inspired by Maggie O’Farrell, how One Day by David Nicholls has stayed with her for more than a decade, and why she doesn’t rate Normal People. The first book I remember reading: Heidi by Joanna Spyri. I was given it as a school prize in Primary 1 and though…
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