For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her afloat. Eventually they lit the way to a new path, first as a bookseller and then as a writer, as well as a literacy campaigner and champion of emergent readers.

Dear Reader is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of a person’s life, and is packed with recommendations from one reader to another.