Reading while writing books

Reading While Writing Books

For many years, I have typically read five books at once, which is not so much a sign of my compulsion to read, but of a tendency to start a book and then not finish it. No more! Now I read one book at a time, and try my best to finish it. Perhaps I owe my new, more disciplined style of reading – and my more organised bedside table – to the advent of writing my own books.

When penning my memoir over several years, especially latterly, I decided I did not read books...