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World Book Night 2012

A million reasons to read a book

 

World Book Night 2012The first World Book Night on 5th March 2011 saw a million books given away to readers across the country and an evening of programming on the BBC devoted to one of Britain's favourite pastimes, curling up with a good book.

For 2012 World Book Night moves to April 23rd, the birthdate of William Shakespeare, and after the popularity of the first giveaway, the same is happening again.

The public have been voting this summer on which books they'd like to to see given out to readers and now the World Book Night independent editorial committee has narrowed this list down to the final 25, listed below. (The editions given away on the night will be specially printed and not available for sale, so may not resemble these editions exactly.)

There are adventures and romances, crime and thrillers, science fiction and fantasy, classic and contemporary writers, fact and fiction, so the list offers something for everyone.

The one thing they all have in common is that every one is a book that British readers love and would love you to try too.

To find out more and to register to be a giver in 2012, visit the official website.

 

World Book Night giveaway titles for 2012

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen
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Sleepyhead
SleepyheadMark Billingham
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The Player of Games
The Player of GamesIain M. Banks
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Notes from a Small Island
Notes from a Small IslandBill Bryson
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The Alchemist: A Fable About ...
The Alchemist: A Fable About ...Paulo Coelho
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The Take
The TakeMartina Cole
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Harlequin
HarlequinBernard Cornwell
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Someone Like You
Someone Like YouRoald Dahl
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens; Richard Maxwell; ...
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Room
RoomEmma Donoghue
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Rebecca
RebeccaDaphne Du Maurier; Sally Beauman
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The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro
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Misery
MiseryStephen King
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Small Island
Small IslandAndrea Levy
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Let the Right One in
Let the Right One inJohn Ajvide Lindqvist
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The Road
The RoadCormac McCarthy
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The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's WifeAudrey Niffenegger
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
The Vanishing Act of Esme LennoxMaggie O'Farrell
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The Damned Utd
The Damned UtdPeace, David
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Good Omens
Good OmensTerry Pratchett; Neil Gaiman
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How I Live Now
How I Live NowMeg Rosoff
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Touching the Void
Touching the VoidJoe Simpson
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I Capture the Castle
I Capture the CastleDodie Smith; Valerie Grove
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The Book Thief
The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak
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The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
The Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicSophie Kinsella
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