Jacques Toubon, French Delegate for the Taxation of Cultural Goods and Services, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Why did I pick this book and what is the role reading plays in my life? Well, because it resolves the question …
Reading a book is like an oasis, says Pirjo Hiidenmaa, President of the European Writers’ Council
Reading a book is like an oasis. Just a book, new ideas, me and my interpretations; the noisy world with the Internet …
Prof. Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder, President of the German Booksellers and Publishers Association, “caught” reading for “Get Caught Reading”
When arguments are no longer able to assert themselves, works that do no more than tell of the fate of those affected …
A book is always a great companion, says Egill Örn Jóhannsson, President of the Icelandic Publishers
Mr Egill Örn Jóhannsson, President of the Icelandic Publishers, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign: “No matter what you do or where …
Benoît Dubois, President of The French-Speaking Belgian Publishers Association, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
For the book to live we need readers and becoming one starts at a very early age! It doesn’t matter what the …
Books enable us to enter new worlds, virtual worlds, says Rainer Just, President of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations
I read because I must read – for information and for professional reasons. The faster I read the better; the faster I …
I’ve read all my life, says Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
I’ve read all my life, starting when I was a kid, says Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. Books …
I think we read because at some point in our lives someone at our side taught us and encouraged us to read, says José Ignacio Wert Ortega
Why do we read? I can think of countless reasons: We read because we want to know more about the world in …
Ursula Mackenzie, President of the UK Publishers Association, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
This is a photograph of me reading the last volume in Edward St Aubyn’s series of novels about the Melrose family, which …
To read is to live! says Eva Bonnier, President of the Swedish Publishers Association
Reading poetry has been part of my life ever since childhood. My father used to read classic Swedish poetry to me and …