Paul Murphy, MEP, was “caught” reading for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Strumpet City by James Plunkett, which I am reading, is an excellent novel which brings to life the experience of ordinary Dubliners …
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 …
Evelyn Regner, MEP, supports “Get Caught Reading”
Reading a lot is an important part of the job as a politician. Especially now, as Europe faces huge tasks, it is …
Literature is there to improve our understanding of other cultures, says Satu Hassi, MEP
Literature is there to improve our understanding of other cultures, says Ms Satu Hassi, Member of the European Parliament. The Yakoubian Building …
Reading is one of the few great pleasures that is good for you, says Mary Honeyball, MEP
I’m reading Lionel Shriver’s Big Brother. Reading is one of the few great pleasures that is good for you. Whether it’s a …
Hannes Swoboda, MEP, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Reading is so important to me because I can immerse myself in another world and it opens the door to fantasy, inspiration …
I simply love reading books, says Katarina Neved’alová, MEP
I simply love reading books. Almost any 🙂 When I was a child my parents had to prohibit me reading because I …
Guy Verhofstadt, MEP, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Hugo Claus carries the reader back in time with this extraordinary book set in the years between 1939 and 1947. Offering a …
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 …