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 back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.