Nineteen Eighty-Four. I always meant to read it before 1984, and once 1984 had passed I didn’t see the point.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 April 2025 source ↗
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Which book are you ashamed not to have read?
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In their thirties 5
In their forties 7
In their fifties 9
In their sixties 4
Seventy and beyond 4
None. I love reading, and I read a good book and a bad book at the same time.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗
Ulysses by James Joyce, but I might make a start next week – or the week after that …
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
Fifty per cent of the books on my shelf, so much so that I gave them away.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2026 source ↗
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