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World Book Night 2012

25 October 2011 by Louise Leave a Comment

World Book Night is an opportunity for those of us who love books to share our passion with those who may not be such big reading fans. In just one night 1 million books are distributed by over 20,000 ‘givers’ – a great celebration of adult literature..

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Top Ten: Classic Books I’ve Never Read

23 September 2011 by Louise 7 Comments

Every so often a new list of the 100 “best” books is released. The most recent is World Book Night’s Top 100 and others include the BBC Big Read and the Telegraph’s Top 100. To an extent these lists are popularity contests and many of the choices will change from year to year…

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