World Book Night

World Book NightSee this and more of my photos on Flickr ›World Book Night, originally uploaded by DragonDrop.

I've been selected to be 'a giver' on World Book Night, which is today. If you'd like a copy - I've got 48 to give away. As I'm solo-dad this weekend, I'm beached at DragonDrop Centraal (near the back of ASDA, Harrogate) - gotta pop out a couple of times, but only to drop off / pick my Sophie Pi up from a party. Contact me with a way I can contact you if you're in town today / this evening / fancy grabbing a freebee..  I may even throw in a cup of tea/coffee/glass of wine into the mix!

The book I'm giving is a gem of a read : "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistery. A Booker Prize shortlistee in 1996, this book shows true mastery of wordsmithery. It transported me to a different time and place and left me thinking about it for weeks after - it's still fairly fresh in my mind after nearly 2 years since I read it.  [[1-Projects/DragonDrop-Adventures/posts/2009/2009-03-24-1288|See the bottom paragraph of my original review blog here]], written just after I'd read it.

Each book has a unique number. Readers can become members of the World Book Night website and track the journey of their book and take part in a conversation with subsequent readers.

"World Book Night is a celebration of great writing and the power of books and the pleaure of reading.... be part of the reading revolution" (taken from the back jacket)