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World Book Night Today!

Apr 23 2014

Today is World Book Night - in the USA 29,000 givers are handing out 580,000 free books in the hopes of reaching people who are not normally readers, both adults and younger readers. The event, which originated in the UK, takes place on April 23 which is the birthday of Shakespeare and the death day of Cervantes.

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