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Each issue, we ask people we admire to reveal their ‘lasts’, from books to box sets. Here, author Candice Brathwaite shares hers…

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

Businesswoman, entrepreneur and presenter Sara Davies, 41, lives in Teesside with her husband Simon and their two young sons

Will Bryer on coveting a hound’s sense of smell, novel excuses for falling off and having to accept his wife is always right

Best books… Sarah Dunant The author, historian and ...

I don’t remember how I got into reading. Neither of my parents were big readers, and we didn’t have bookshelves at home – but I loved visiting the library. I could spend hours there, completely lost i