Inspired by this year’s Hay Festival, and particularly Elif Shafak, Paul Boateng, Bettany Hughes and Edmund de Waal, I have created a list of why we should read books.

Inspired by this year’s Hay Festival, and particularly Elif Shafak, Paul Boateng, Bettany Hughes and Edmund de Waal, I have created a list of why we should read books.