Dan Stevens, who is on the judging panel for this year's Man Booker Prize, says he has had a "tricky" year.
The actor - who will make his Broadway debut later in the year and is starring in the third season of Downton Abbey - has had to make time to read 146 books.
He told BBC News that he never skim reads, but gives each book a "thorough reading".
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