World Book Night – April 2012.

World Book Night is taking place on the 23^rd April 2012. Hurry, closing date for applications is 31st January 2012. 

Members of the public are invited to apply by 31^st January 2012 to be one of 20,000 World Book Night ‘Givers’ by choosing their favourite book from a list of 25 carefully selected titles: The list was chosen by a panel of industry experts, who were guided by the results of an online ballot inviting the public to nominate their favourite books. The World Book Night editions have been specially printed and are identifiable by their branded covers.

The second official World Book Night takes place on the 23^rd April and will see 1 million books given out for free across the UK and Ireland. The World Book Night ‘Givers’ will go forth on the night to hand out 500,000 copies of the total amount and in a new departure for 2012, the remaining 500,000 copies of the books will be distributed directly to prisons, hospitals and disadvantaged communities. There will also be events, giveaways and other fun activities for adults and children of all ages to get involved with. Bookshops, libraries and other venues across the UK and Ireland will be setting up special events to celebrate, so log on to the World Book Night website to see what’s happening in your area!

Find out more about World Book Night here: http://www.worldbooknight.org

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.