OK, so this parcel didn't actually come through my letter box, I carried it through the door - OK, Martin carried it through the door, but it's an exciting project and I wanted to share the news.World Book Night is this Saturday - 5th March. 20,000 volunteers were chosen to give away 1 million books - I was lucky enough to be chosen and I also got my first choice of book - Nigel Slater's Toast. One of my very favourite books, I read it when it was first published and also watched the drama on TV over Christmas.
I collected my box of 48 copies of Toast on Saturday from Gainsborough Library. As I work in the voluntary sector I have lots of groups that I can pass the books on to. My friend is an outreach worker for AGE UK and she is going to give some to her clients. We are also having a fundraising event at the office - to raise funds for our local Hostel for the homeless and I'm going to give some away then.
There has been much debate about World Book Night online - some authors and independent booksellers don't agree with it at all, they feel that by giving away books the booksellers will lose out. I am thinking much more optimistically about it and hoping that more people may be encouraged to buy a book after reading their free copy. Heres hoping anyway. I do think though, in these troubled times it will be lovely to give and receive something for free.
Hello Anne,
ReplyDeleteYou made it!
Good to see you up and running.
I have mixed thoughts about world book night.
If giving books away will get people to start reading then it has to be good.
I am not sure I like the format of giving 50 of one book away.
I would have applied if we were given 50 assorted books.
I could not see how I could find 50 people that would be interested in the same book.
A variety would have been easier to give to male/female friends and acquaintances, etc.
carol
http://dizzycslittlebookblog.blogspot.com/
How do you go about getting a free book, or is it something you have to sign up for in advance? I've heard of world book day before but don't really know anything about it. Arlene :)
ReplyDeleteHi Arlene.
ReplyDeleteThe people who are Givers had to apply to World Book Night and wait to see if they were successful.
Books will be given away randomly by the givers.
I will save a copy of Toast and post it to you x
Ooh thanks Anne! :)
ReplyDeleteI also gave away Toast by Nigel Slater and have a few copies left for fellow book addicts!
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