World Book Night: April 23rd

Today Tuesday 23rd April is World Book Night. The 23rd April is a symbolic date in the literary world. On this day in 1616, Miguel de Cervantes, Willian Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. Since 1995, the UNESCO World Book Day is celebrating reading and publishing on 23rd April. World Book Night encourages people to discover the joy of reading a good book. It is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of volunteers gift specially chosen and printed books in their communities to share their love of reading.

Learn more about it on their website:
http://www.worldbooknight.org/

Some free events scheduled to take part tonight as part of the World Book Night include:

Milk and Cookies Bookswap
18.30, Tues 23 Apr
Chocolate Factory, 26 King's Inn Street, Dublin 1

In honour and in the spirit of World Book Night, Milk & Cookies is organising a BOOKSWAP!
Are your bookshelves overflowing with tomes you've read a thousand times? Do you have an intense love for finding new ones? And are you looking for that rarest of gems - an old classic that's new to you?

Then sack up your books and haul them on down to the Chocolate Factory for an evening of sweets, stories and softcover swapping! There will be someone at The Chocolate Factory from 2pm to accept donations and doors for the swap open at 6:30pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/451209288291305

Brooks Loves Books
18:30 - 20:00, Tue 23 Apr
Brooks Hotel, Drury Street, Dublin 2

Brooks Hotel is supporting World Book Night by hosting a free literary event - Brooks Loves Books - in the hotel.

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry is Brooks' book of choice for World Book Night on 23 April and there will be readings from the book by actor Jim Roche as well a selection of music from Brooks’ pianist in the Café Lounge from 18:30.

Admission is free.

http://www.brookshotel.ie/


Happy World Book Night to you all!