I tend to agree with Anna Quindlen who
likens World Book Night to an intellectual Halloween, only better. So, grab
your favorite paperback and get ready to curl up on the couch, kids, because tonight’s
the night.
The point of World Book Night to land
good books in the hands of people who are under-served due to circumstance,
income or location. A series of booksellers, publishers, and librarians will be giving
books away for free.
In the US, a committee of
librarians, publishers, and booksellers selected 30 titles to distribute,
including novels like Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner,” memoirs like Patti Smith’s “Just Kids.”
April 23rd was selected
in honor of Shakespeare and Cervantes, both of whom died on this date. In the
Catalan region of Spain, the day is celebrated by giving a book and a flower to
a loved one.
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