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On tour: Meet the author Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz is the bestselling author of the ‘Alex Rider’ series and ‘The Power of Five’ series (both Walker Books). He will be a guest of Sydney Writers Festival in May.

What are you reading right now?
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William Shirer (Arrow Books).

What are you planning to read next?
The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber).

Which book do you always recommend?
The Caine Mutiny, Herman Wouk (Hodder & Stoughton).

What was the defining book of your childhood?
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun (Egmont Books).

If you were a literary character you’d be …
Sherlock Holmes.

What’s your favourite book adaptation (film, television or theatre)?
Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh.

What’s your favourite books website or blog?
LendMeYourLiteracy

Hardback, paperback or digital?
All three, obviously.

Facebook or Twitter?
Twitter.

In 50 years’ time books will be …
enjoyed by as many people who enjoy them now. 

 

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