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So I think this is the first time I've actually STARTED a thread. *nervous* I saw this in today's issue of Shelf Awareness, and thought it was worth sharing.
World Book Night is coming up. If you're unfamiliar with this, it takes place in April and the idea is to get books into the hands of reluctant readers or non-readers. Publishers print special, not-for-resale editions of thirty different books. You can apply to be a "book giver," which means you pick the book you want to give away. If you're selected (there are questions to answer in the application, and they pick applicants based on those), you get TWENTY COPIES of books, which you'll pick up at a drop-off point. It is then your responsibility to make sure those books get into the hands of people who probably wouldn't read the book otherwise.
It's a really cool program. The goal is to give away one million books. They started with twenty-five different titles, but expanded their list to thirty after more demand for diversity -- particularly YA. There are several YA (or YA-appealing) titles on the list for this year: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Wintergirls, The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, and others.
The main stipulation is that whichever book you choose, you have to have read and loved it. Then you give the book you loved to other people and say, "Here, read this, it's amazing."
So, yeah. If you're interested, you can apply to be a book giver until February 1st. The program is happening in the UK, as well.
World Book Night is coming up. If you're unfamiliar with this, it takes place in April and the idea is to get books into the hands of reluctant readers or non-readers. Publishers print special, not-for-resale editions of thirty different books. You can apply to be a "book giver," which means you pick the book you want to give away. If you're selected (there are questions to answer in the application, and they pick applicants based on those), you get TWENTY COPIES of books, which you'll pick up at a drop-off point. It is then your responsibility to make sure those books get into the hands of people who probably wouldn't read the book otherwise.
It's a really cool program. The goal is to give away one million books. They started with twenty-five different titles, but expanded their list to thirty after more demand for diversity -- particularly YA. There are several YA (or YA-appealing) titles on the list for this year: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Wintergirls, The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, and others.
The main stipulation is that whichever book you choose, you have to have read and loved it. Then you give the book you loved to other people and say, "Here, read this, it's amazing."
So, yeah. If you're interested, you can apply to be a book giver until February 1st. The program is happening in the UK, as well.
