My favourite book as a kid: Sabriel by Garth Nix
(The Guardian Books Blog)

The author of the bestselling Bone Season novels rereads the book that first showed her fantasy could make room for the heroic femaleMore lockdown readingMy favourite book as a kid - more in this series It´s rare that I return to books. By and large, I read them once and never again. Perhaps it´s because I´m conscious of how many stories there are in the world, and saddened by the thought of how few I´ll be able to read in one lifetime. Looking back has always felt like a waste of time that could be spent going on a new journey.But in the quiet of self-isolation, my reading habits have started to change. Rather than conquering enormous tomes, I´ve found myself flipping through novellas on my phone, which gives me a much-needed sense of progress in this strange interlude. In the thick of this staccato reading spree, the idea of opening an old favourite now appeals. Both fresh and familiar, rereading could connect me to the concrete past, and armour me for the unknowable future.Samantha Shannon is the author of the Bone Season series. Sabriel by Garth Nix is published by HarperTeen. Continue reading...