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 …
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 …
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 …
I have always loved books, says Helga Trüpel, MEP
I have always loved books and reading is a very important part of my life, says Helga Trüpel, Member of the European …
Throughout our human journey, as we lose our illusions, it is essential not to lose our enthusiasm for life, says José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC
Fernando Pessoa, frequently considered one of the greatest if not the greatest Portuguese poet of the 20th Century, has among his heteronyms …
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 …