WHATBOOK..?

. ..are you reading now?

PADDLE Your Own Canoe, by U.S. comic Nick Offerman. It’s an autobiography and very funny. I’m trying to write comedy at the moment so it’s great to read funny books.

...would you take to a desert island?

IT WOULD probably be I Feel Bad About My Neck, by Nora Ephron. Whenever I read her, I don’t feel lonely. You realise you aren’t the only one feeling that way.

...first gave you the reading bug?

THE Laura Ingalls Wilder books about a child growing up in a pioneer family. There’s a lot of

. ..left you cold?

drama in them as some pretty dreadful things happen, but the writing is compelling. LOLITA. I know it’s beautifully written but it just makes me feel miserable.

Lauren ChiLd will be talking about Charlie and Lola: a dog With nice ears at Cheltenham Literature Festival tomorrow.