Christina Delaine is an accomplished stage and voice actor who has trod the boards of theatres across the USA. A multiple AudioFile Earphones Award-winner, Delaine's voice can be heard performing the works of several New York Times bestselling authors, including Chelsea Cain, Susan Wilson, Carla Norton, William C. Dietz and Elin Hilderbrand, as well as in scores of commercials and video games, including World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Television credits include appearances on the Emmy Award-winning show A Crime to Remember and in Who Killed Chandra Levy?
'After reading this gripping and deeply researched book, you'll never again be tempted to dismiss the surreal narratives of our night-time lives as trivial or meaningless.' -- Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote 'An illuminating, surprising, often astounding look at the purpose and power of dreams. I hadn't even finished by the time I was convinced to start my own dream journal. This is a beautiful work of science writing that will change the way you think of your own nightly voyage.' -- David Epstein, bestselling author of The Sports Gene 'Who knew that the netherworld of sleep contained such psychological depths and biological purposes? A thrilling account of the wayward history of dream research, Why We Dream opens a door into the creative life of dreaming, ensuring that you will never fall asleep again without a sense of the vision-filled journey ahead.' -- Daphne Merkin, critic, novelist and author of This Close to Happy