Our #BookThatMadeMe choices

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31 Mar 2022

Earlier this week we launched our #BookThatMadeMe campaign and asked you to join us in sharing a book that has had an impact on your life.

In discussing our choices we’ve discovered that books have had an impact on our careers, informed decisions about our education and even set off a chain of events that meant one member of staff met her future husband…

Here are the books chosen by staff at the Publishers Association:

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A #BookThatMadeMe is Pride & Prejudice. It had a hand in my degree choice. It’s been a catalyst for friendships. It’s influenced so many other books I love. The BBC series and Joe Wright film are my go-to comfort watches and the memes regularly crack me up. ❤️📖 pic.twitter.com/q76foMFQQc
— Ruth Howells (@ruthym) March 29, 2022

The Wind in the Willows was read to me as a child, I read it to my children, and they might even read it to theirs. Books can create moments of shared magic passed through generations 📚 #BookThatMadeMe pic.twitter.com/OHnK7clIwa
— Dan Conway (@dan__conway) March 29, 2022

I spoke about my love of @malorieblackman’s brilliant Noughts and Crosses in my interview for my first job in publishing. So this wonderful book played a part in me starting my career!#BookThatMadeMe pic.twitter.com/TOPvEbKizE
— Jasmine Joynson (@jasminejoynson) March 29, 2022

Black Box Thinking by @matthewsyed made a dramatic difference to how I responded to feedback during my studies and it's something I've tried to carry forward in my career too. #BookThatMadeMe pic.twitter.com/BASl9Co1Td
— Tom Goldie (@TomGoldie92) March 29, 2022

… the one you’ve all been waiting for…

Oh, and – as luck would have it – next year I’ll be marrying someone I met on that same trip. 🦋📚
— Amy Price (@amyjprice_) March 29, 2022

We’d love to hear how your life has been influenced by the books you’ve read. Join the conversation on Twitter using #BookThatMadeMe.