The Stories That Shape Us – World Book Night Event
This year World Book Night returns to The British Library to celebrate a night of reading. The event, hosted by Bobby Seagull, invites guests to watch a live discussion in person or online.
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Dr Alex George, Ayisha Malik, Dreda Say Mitchell and Lemn Sissay to join host Bobby Seagull for hybrid World Book Night celebration on 23 April
84,000 books will be gifted to a range of organisations across the UK and Ireland including care homes, foodbanks, homeless hostels, hospitals and refugee charities as part of the World Book Night 2022 celebrations. Now in its 11th year, World…
Books by Dr Alex George, Aliya Ali-Afzal, John le Carré and the Quick Reads authors to be gifted as part of World Book Night 2022
The Reading Agency has today announced the titles that will feature on the booklist for World Book Night 2022, its annual celebration bringing people of all backgrounds together to read more.
Re-reading puts a smile on the nation’s face, says new survey by The Reading Agency
For World Book Night, The Reading Agency, in partnership with Specsavers, has revealed that re-reading helps make people smile, with more than 1 in 3 readers (35%) finding happiness in re-reading books (including audiobooks), rising to 41% among young people (18-24).
Sandi Toksvig revealed as Lead Ambassador for World Book Night’s 10th Anniversary
The Reading Agency, in partnership with Specsavers, is delighted to announce that writer, comedian, TV personality and literacy advocate Sandi Toksvig will be the lead ambassador for World Book Night 2021, as the full plans for the campaign are also unveiled.
gal-dem, Stephen King, Jack Monroe and Pam Ayres to Feature on World Book Night 2021 Booklist
The Reading Agency, in partnership with Specsavers, has today announced the titles that will feature on the booklist for World Book Night 2021. The list is themed “Books To Make You Smile” in response to the impact of Covid-19 on mental health and wellbeing.
World Book Night 2021 celebrates 10th Anniversary with Specsavers partnership and commissioned book
The Reading Agency is partnering with Specsavers for World Book Night 2021, with a “Books to Make You Smile” theme, and a specially commissioned book edited by Fanny Blake and featuring short stories by Jenny Éclair, Richard Madeley, Helen Lederer, and Mark Watson.
How reading helps our World Book Night authors relax
Some of our brilliant World Book Night authors share their experiences of how reading helps them to find peace in our fast-paced world.
World Book Night: A Chapter A Day
A Chapter A Day is designed to help us all find ways to read a few pages every day, building up to a chapter a day and more. On this page you can find lots of resources to inspire your reading journey.
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