World Book Nightthe annual celebration of studying enjoyable organized by The Reading Agency is happy to announce this Nadiya Hussain, Katie Piper, Fearne Cotton, Louise Pentland And Shaparak Khorsandi would be the primary ambassadors of the marketing campaign.
Together with The Reading Agency, the World Book Night ambassadors invite the entire nation to hitch #Reading hour (7-8 p.m.) on Sunday 23ed April, when everybody is inspired to spend time with e book and invite others to do the identical. The initiative started in 2020, in the course of the first nationwide lockdown, when the estimated social media attain of #WorldBookNight and #ReadingHour reached 14.3 million. This 12 months The Reading Agency is launching an thrilling new initiative to get the entire nation studying, with extra particulars to be revealed in early April.
As a part of World Book Night, The Reading Agency will donate 68,000 books to organizations throughout the nation to provide to individuals who don’t recurrently learn for pleasure or with restricted entry to books. This 12 months’s 400 recipients embrace 89 arts organizations or charities, 47 hospitals or well being facilities, 39 prisons and younger offender establishments.
The record of books that can be distributed to organizations at World Book Night consists of: critically acclaimed actor David Harwoods memoirs Maybe I do not belong right here; Superheroes: inspiring tales of secret energy Through Sophia Thakur And Denzell Dankwah; Isabel Hardman exploration of nature, train and psychological well being, The Natural Health Service; by Ravena Guron upcoming homicide thriller for younger adults, This e book kills and rather more. There can be a choice of audiobooks that the general public can obtain without spending a dime beginning this month, together with The girl within the white kimono Through Anna Johns And One Body: A Retrospective Through Catherine Simpson.
Selected by a panel of librarians, the World Book Night e book record has one thing for each avid readers and people new to studying for pleasure. This 12 months’s e book record additionally features a particular assortment of The Reading Agency’s hottest Quick Reads, the vary of shorter books that assist sort out the UK’s grownup literacy disaster by encouraging much less assured readers to learn nice tales from celebrated authors.
Nadia Husseinmentioned: “I am absolutely thrilled to be one of the ambassadors for The Reading Agency’s World Book Night 2023 on Sunday 23 April, the country’s largest celebration of books and reading, and the positive impact they have on our lives. For me personally, reading means so much: it allows me to transport myself to a world beyond my own. Reading allows me to carve out some physical time for myself to do something I really enjoy. That’s why I can’t wait to join the Reading Hour, between 7 and 8 p.m. on World Book Night – an opportunity to take some time out on your Sunday evening to escape into a book, talk about it or even listen. to an audiobook! The Reading Agency has put together a wonderful book list with reading advice, in case you need some inspiration. From the list are the books that I especially love are: You think you know me by Ayaan Mohamud, Maybe I don’t belong here by David Harewood, This way out by Tufayel Ahmed, Dead man talking by Roddy Doyle. I wish everyone a brilliant World Book Night and let’s start reading!”
Fearne cotton mentioned: “World Book Night on April 23rd is the annual celebration of reading, and I can vouch for how uplifting a book can be, so I’m so excited to be an ambassador for such an important campaign! Books are the perfect escape from a tough day, month or year. They can be impressive, thoroughly enjoyable and comprehensive, each in their own way. The reading list of the Reading Office for this year’s World Book Night is a good example of this. I am especially excited about the list Maybe I don’t belong here by David Harewood, which I encourage everyone to pick up and read during reading time!”
Louis Pentland mentioned: “I am honored to support World Book Night on April 23 – I am a strong supporter of the work The Reading Agency is doing. As an author, I see the real value in reading and writing – it really opens up the world to education, adventure, and communities that are so powerful. I’m here to celebrate reading and the joy it can bring!”
Katie Piper mentioned:“I am so happy to support World Book Night and this brilliant initiative by The Reading Agency. Reading and writing books has changed my life, so supporting a campaign based on the proven power of reading is such a natural partnership for me.”
Shaparak Khorsandi mentioned: “World Book Night is the best night of the year! I’m so excited to be part of the amazing crew of ambassadors for such an important campaign, celebrating reading, books, readers and how wonderful all of the above! During the reading hour everyone should pick up a good book and set aside some time to read, and from the reading list I have my eye on Ayaan Mohamud’s You think you know me. So let’s all join in the celebration and get reading!”
Karen Napier, CEO of The Reading Agencymentioned: “We are thrilled to celebrate World Book Night 2023 with such a fantastic team of ambassadors helping us promote the power of reading. We are so grateful for the support of authors, publishers, libraries and giveaways to help people give reading as a gift this spring!”
World Book Night 2023 Titles
Aftershocks by Anne Fine (outdated barn books)
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (penguin)
Feel good meals by Joe Wicks (HQ, HarperCollins)
Game Over: Rise of the Raid Mob by MJ Sullivan (Clock Tower Publishing, Sweet Cherry Publishing)
Lift your vibe by Richie Norton (penguin)
Making by Jay Blades (Bluebird, Pan Macmillan)
Maybe I do not belong right here by David Harewood (Bluebird, Pan Macmillan)
Nightingale level by Luan Goldie (HQ, HarperCollins)
One Body: A Retrospective written and narrated by Catherine Simpson (Saraband)
Pass by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics)
Pull by way of by Catherine Jessop (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
Superheroes: inspiring tales of secret energy by Sophia Thakur and Denzell Dankwah (#MerkyBooks, Cornerstone)
The Natural Health Service: What the Outdoors Can Do for Your Mind written and narrated by Isabel Hardman (Bolinda Audio)
The affected person: a DS Cross thriller by Tim Sullivan (Aries, head of Zeus)
The songs you have by no means heard by Becky Jerams and Ellie Wyatt (Clock Tower Publishing, Sweet Cherry Publishing)
The belief by MH Eccleston (Aries, Head of Zeus)
The girl within the white kimono by Ana Johns, voiced by Laurence Bouvard (Bolinda Audio)
This e book kills by Ravena Guron (Usborne)
This monk wears heels: be who you’re by Kodo Nishimura (Watkins Publishing)
This manner out by Tufayel Ahmed (Lake Union Publishing, Amazon Publishing)
You assume you recognize me by Ayaan Mohamud (Usborne)
Fast reads 2023 titles
Dead man speaking by Roddy Doyle (Vintage)
Hello Mama by Bernardine Evaristo (penguin)
One false transfer by Dreda Say Mitchell (Hodder & Stoughton)
Paris for one by Jojo Moyes (penguin)
The Double Clue: And Other Hercule Poirot Stories by Agatha Christie (HarperCollins)
I want you had been lifeless by Peter James (Pan Macmillan)
For extra info, go to worldbooknight.org.
