For centuries, reading has largely been a solitary and private act, an intimate exchange between the reader and the words on the page.

WSJ: Your E-Book Is Reading You

"You are my love at first sight, and though you're scared to be near me, my words penetrate your thought now in an intimate prelude, " Keyes wrote.

WSJ: Alaska killer's writings include disturbing poetry

His project, Small Town Inertia, is shot close to home in East Anglia and comprises intimate portraits firmly rooted in the documentary tradition, accompanied by the subject's story in their own words.

BBC: Jim Mortram's Small Town Inertia