In this delightful collection, forty acclaimed writers
explain what first made
them interested in literature, what inspired them to read,
and what makes
them continue to do so. First published in 1992 in hardback
only, original
contributors include Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Melvyn
Bragg, A. S. Byatt,
Catherine Cookson, Carol Ann Duffy, Germaine Greer, Alan
Hollinghurst, Doris
Lessing, Candia McWilliam, Edna O'Brien, Ruth Rendell, Tom
Stoppard, Sue
Townsend, and Jeanette Winterson. The new edition will
include essays from
ten new writers.