Last updated: 11 october, 2011 - 15:53 GMT
Harriett Gilbert
- Started out as an actor in the role of the Mother Elephant from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
- She gave up the stage and took up writing in her 20s
- Has published six novels, including Hotels With Empty Rooms and The Riding Mistress and written non-fiction books on sexuality and feminism
- She was literary editor of the New Statesman before joining BBC World Service
- Launched the World Book Club at the Edinburgh Festival in 2002. Runs an MA in Creative Writing at City University, London
I have the dream job. I get to talk to writers I admire and enjoy about their work. On World Book Club, I introduce those writers to their readers, all around the world and sit back while they enjoy themselves. If only Charles Dickens were still alive!
Harriett Gilbert, writer, presenter and book addict
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