This post is for book lovers and everyone who wants to write creatively.
I gave recently gave a talk in Canterbury, Kent in October about the ingredients that make a good book. Here's a link to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liYD-NPOXQQ
I'm sure you'll recognize the reasons why you like or don't like reading a book after watching it.
[Do look out for the charming Italian boy who asks a question about writing at the end of the talk. A future novelist, I think.]