Writing is like breathing to me, says Hollywood's queen of fiction Shonda Rhimes

By Michael Idato
Updated January 19 2017 - 12:18am, first published 12:00am
Rhimes' first hit <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>. Photo: Kelsey McNeal
Rhimes' first hit <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>. Photo: Kelsey McNeal
<i>Grey's Anatomy</i> spin-off <i>Private Practice</i>.
<i>Grey's Anatomy</i> spin-off <i>Private Practice</i>.
Political thriller <i>Scandal</i>.
Political thriller <i>Scandal</i>.
Popular drama <i>How to Get Away with Murder</i>. Photo: Nicole Wilder
Popular drama <i>How to Get Away with Murder</i>. Photo: Nicole Wilder

It should come as no surprise that Shonda Rhimes, the reigning queen of American network television, has a vast library of books in her home. What is unusual, though, is that beyond that vast library of books is an even larger library of children's books.