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I read a lot when I'm travelling and always have a couple of books on the go.

You'll notice that my books offer great variety. Some are for adults, some for children and some for teens. There are mysteries, historical novels, picture books, love stories and stories of crisis and courage.

I love everything about books. I love the content, the way they look and even the lovely way they smell. I think a book collection says something about you as a person, and certainly my books are something I'd want to pass on for future generations.

If you're not a parent, if you're an aunt or uncle or neighbor, books are an amazing gift.

I am a big book collector. I love books.

The books I love most are the ones that combine some sort of gripping story with really beautiful or stylish writing. Some of my favorites are 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy, 'The Virgin Suicides' by Jeffrey Eugenides, 'The Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri, and 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago.

Travel books are, by and large, boring. They lodge uncomfortably between fact, fiction and autobiography.

Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.