The biggest kick is reading something new and exciting and then getting other people to share your enthusiasm. Beyond all the cant and hypocrisy in publishing, that's what it's all about.

brought the act of reading home to people in a way that publishers have not always been successful at doing.

There is something attractive about taking risks.

I have been waiting a long time to see what's next for Bridget Jones, and I am beyond thrilled she's back.

'French Women Don't Get Fat' has become something of a phenomenon.

There is such a very large quantity of books clamouring for a buyer's attention that publishers have relied more and more on support such as blurbs as a way of getting an independent recommendation from a familiar name, much in the same way that Amazon.com will send an e-mail recommending Book A to a customer who's already purchased Book B.