Audio Portrait Questions

• I am going to interview my mom
• I am telling the story of how her love of reading started and how it has effected her
• The beginning is the first book(s) my mom read as a kid that impacted her
• The middle might be specific moments in her life that certain books effected her
• The end is how books impact her now
• Some larger themes this addresses:
• Something you enjoy as a child can impact your whole life
• How reading and the different worlds it transports you to can help shape the person you become
• Transporting yourself somewhere else is so powerful

Questions:

1. What is the first book you read that you remember made an impact on you?
2. Did someone in particular introduce you to reading?
3. Has a book ever changed the way you thought about or saw something?
4. What are your favorite books?
5. What are your favorite genres?
6. If you could live in the world of one book, what would it be?
7. Are there any characters you identify with?
8. Have you made any connections with people because you read?
9. Has your taste changed as you got older?
10. If you could read only one book for the rest of your life, which one would it be?