At the end of 2020, Daisy Buchanan was burnt out.
Books came to the rescue.
In Burn Before Reading, Daisy explores the writers who have helped her through the toughest mental periods of her life and shaped her as the award-winning author she is today.
Visiting stories that delight us as children or those that shock, challenge and change who we are, this book is for everyone.
It reminds us that reading is good for your mind and soul, with expert tips on how to cultivate your own habit.
The book includes a special foreword written by comedian, actress and writer Isy Suttie.
Words on Burn Before Reading
"Collectively, I think so many of us have experienced some form of burnout, or have struggled to keep our mental health on an even keel. This book is about how I reached that point in 2020, a year of unprecedented change – and found that reading helped me to focus, stopped me from trudging up the hedonic treadmill and taught me to sit still, figuratively and literally.
"I want to celebrate the many gifts that being a reader has given me. And I also want to reach out to all readers – especially any reluctant readers, anyone who might have felt discouraged at school, or fallen out of the habit. I want to challenge the idea that reading is somehow 'virtuous' or 'earnest', that it's the hobby you 'should' do. I want to make it the hobby you want to do.
"Reading can make us feel connected, nourished, moved and even joyful. It's just a matter of meeting the right book.”
