John McNamee, President of the European Booksellers Federation, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
As a bookseller it is impossible for me to pick a favourite book as I am continually exposed to new titles every …
Tatjana Ždanoka, MEP, “caught” reading for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Hearing a work read aloud helps us understand the content and stimulates the imagination. But true pleasure, appreciating the beauty of its …
Fiona Hall, MEP, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Ms Fiona Hall, Member of the European Parliament, supports the “Get Caught Reading” campaign. For the campaign she said: “I was reading …
Marielle Gallo, MEP, “caught” reading for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
I love this quote from Anatole France “The book is the opium of the West”. For me, the book and more specifically …
If I had to choose a book as my favourite it would be a tough call, says María Muñiz de Urquiza, MEP
If I had to choose a book as my favourite it would be a tough call. Each stage of our life is …
For the future of the EU, we need now a second European revolution, says Luigi Berlinguer, MEP
The idea of Europe, as conceived in the Manifesto of Ventotene by Altiero Spinelli and Ernesto Rossi, was a revolution! For the …
Love is glory, desire and humiliation at the same time…
This is a picture of myself reading the book by Bruno Schulz The Book of Drawings. Bruno Schulz is one of the …
If books perish, then so will the entire civilisation, says Martin Vopěnka, President of the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers
If books perish, then so will the entire civilisation – all that elevates us to the level of spiritual, intelligent beings. This …
Reading is our most important cultural tool, says Heinz K. Becker, MEP
Reading is our most important cultural tool – and the key to lifelong learning. Literacy and access to reading can never be …
Books are our greatest treasure, says Tanja Fajon, MEP
To read it is to live. Books are our greatest treasure. They collect all the science, wisdom, relationships, colours, smells and emotions …