I was honored and excited yesterday to find out that I will be a Book Giver on World Book Night, April 23, 2012.
I'm a Book Giver for World Book Night
What does this mean?
From their website,
“World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. To be held in the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Ireland on April 23, 2012. It will see tens of thousands of people go out into their communities to spread the joy and love of reading by giving out free World Book Night paperbacks.
World Book Night, through social media and traditional publicity, will also promote the value of reading, of printed books, and of bookstores and libraries to everyone year-round.
Successfully launched in the U.K. in 2011, World Book Night will also be celebrated in the U.S. in 2012, with news of more countries to come in future years.
Additionally, April 23 is UNESCO’s World Book Day, chosen due to the anniversary of Cervantes’ death, as well as Shakespeare’s birth and death.”
My passion is sharing books so I am delighted to be a Book Giver and have chosen a local charity to receive and distribute the books I give. These are the books they have chosen- click here.
For my author friends reading this… There is still time to register to be a Book Giver! You can register here.
Please join me in sharing our love of reading on April 23, 2012.
What are you reading and where are you going?
I just registered! Thank you for this information. I hope I’m chosen.
I was accepted too! I’m so excited to do this!
That’s terrific! I am going to head over and check it out. Thanks for the info and congrats!
OMG, I just went back and saw that one of the books is The Book Thief. I LOVED that book. That and The Help are my two all time favorites!
I wanted to do this, but I already have something else I have to do that night. Have fun. I hope you blog about it.
I was thrilled to get my email of acceptance yesterday!!!