World Book Night 2012
will soon be upon us and if you want to be a “Giver” you need to rush your
sweet ass over to their WEBSITE and register.
The choice you will be
presented with this year is quite interesting. And I don’t mean “interesting”
in that bland, non-committal way that the word can often be used. I mean,
interesting.
They range from the
popular to the classic as they attempt to meet every taste.
We have (among others) Jane
Austen, Martina Cole, Roald Dahl, Stephen King, Cormac McCarthy and Marcus
Zuzak. (An actual A - Z list!) And the genres seem well represented, ranging from crime to horror to
fantasy to classic and modern general literature.
All of the books chosen
(and you’ll just have to take my word on this, cos I haven’t done the research)
will have been a commercial success. And where I’m sure the writers (the
living, breathing ones) will enjoy the attention, it would have been nice to
see some less well-known writers and books getting a mention.
Any glaring omissions? Who would you like to
have seen included and why?
I've never heard of this before, but what a cool idea. And I've never seen that particular cover for The Book Thief either. It's so creepy and whimsical at the same time.
ReplyDeleteLOVED that book.
ReplyDeleteLG, did you notice over on the WBN website that there is a US version this year?
Saw that. I might have to sign up.
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