Books are my business: Children’s Books Ireland CEO Elaina Ryan

We have a very simple vision which is ‘every child a reader’

Elaina Ryan: 'Getting to recommend books brings it back to what is at the heart of it all — those incredible authors and illustrators, which is where I started.'

Elaina Ryan is CEO of Children’s Books Ireland, which aims to inspire and enable children and young people to become readers for life. She grew up in Wexford and Waterford and is now based in Dublin.

How did you get into this role?