World Book Day 2011
A celebration of books and reading
World Book Day is a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in聽more than聽100 countries around the globe.
Today the through a series of .
We will be celebrating the day by tweeting favourite reads from leading across our sectors, including the . We바카라 사이트檒l also be adding details to this page.
, CEO of the British Library shares her favourite book: 바카라 사이트淎s a child, 바카라 사이트楢lice in Wonderland바카라 사이트� was always a favourite book. It is a real privilege to now be able to view the various depictions of Alice by artists from John Tenniel to Salvador Dali on public display in the . Having had cats at home as child, my favourite character was undoubtedly the Cheshire Cat - I think I lived in hope that mine would also strike up a conversation!바카라 사이트�
, Chief Executive of VisitBritain: 바카라 사이트淚바카라 사이트檓 sure I won바카라 사이트檛 be alone in choosing Charlotte Bronte바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楯ane Eyre바카라 사이트�. Intensely moving and romantic with gothic overtones and great sense of place, I loved it when I first read it in my teens and it바카라 사이트檚 one of the few books that I바카라 사이트檝e re-read (as I바카라 사이트檓 not a great re-reader of books!).바카라 사이트澛�
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, 11-time Paralympic Gold medallist: 바카라 사이트淔avourite book - at the moment 바카라 사이트楶ride and Prejudice and Zombies바카라 사이트� by Seth Grahame-Smith. It has it all the class of Austen, a happy ending but zombies too. Completely irreverent.바카라 사이트澛�
, Chair of English Heritage: 바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트楰ilvert바카라 사이트檚 Diaries바카라 사이트� - enchanting glimpse of complex interior life of rural Victorian cleric; unique window on innocence of time and place.바카라 사이트�
, Chief Executive, Sport England: 바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트楾he Divide바카라 사이트� by Nicholas Evans - author of 바카라 사이트楾he Horse Whisperer바카라 사이트�. If you liked the 바카라 사이트楬orse Whisperer바카라 사이트� then you must read this book, it is even better.바카라 사이트�
, Director-General of the Imperial War Museum: 바카라 사이트淢y favorite book is Jane Austen바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楶ersuasion바카라 사이트� - it a great social commentary on the structure of society and the pressures on young women to make the right friends and alliances in order to advance ot maintain their social status. I like it particularly for its lack of dialogue which allows the reader more opportunity to understand the nuances of the text.바카라 사이트�
Penny Johnson, Director of the : 바카라 사이트淚 don바카라 사이트檛 have a favourite book like I don바카라 사이트檛 have a favourite work of art. Among my favourite books are George Eliot바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楳iddlemarch바카라 사이트�, Thackeray바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트榁anity Fair바카라 사이트� and 바카라 사이트榃hite Teeth바카라 사이트� by Zadie Smith. A book I particularly enjoy reading at the moment is 바카라 사이트楾he Hare with the聽Amber Eyes바카라 사이트� by Edmund de Waal. I have been savouring it by reading it slowly because it is so well written and wonderfully evocative and observant. De Waal, an artist, uses netsuke heirlooms passed on through his family to trace the history of his ancestors and to explore the meaning these small Japanese figurines聽 have for him. I like the references to art - his great great grandfather knew, and was聽a patron of, Manet, Degas and Renoir. I can바카라 사이트檛 wait to read the next bit.바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트楤ounce바카라 사이트� by Matthew Syed has got the vote of聽Lord Herman Ouseley, Chair of , football바카라 사이트檚 equality and inclusion campaign. 바카라 사이트淟ike everything else in life, Bounce is convincing about the part luck plas in being successful in sport,바카라 사이트� he said. 바카라 사이트淵ou may be hugely talented, but success comes only with hard work, knowing the right people and being in the right place at the right time to get the sort of bounce that really makes a difference.바카라 사이트�
Tourism Minister 聽enjoys reading 바카라 사이트楽urface Detail바카라 사이트� by Iain M Banks. 바카라 사이트淪ci fi is a bit of a guilty pleasure but Banks manages to be intricate, thought-provoking and humane. A great way to relax when you바카라 사이트檙e holidaying in Britain.바카라 사이트�
Gaming legend , Life President of Eidos and co-founder of Games Workshop has a soft spot for 바카라 사이트極n the Road바카라 사이트� by Jack Kerouac, whereas , Director of the National Portrait Gallery picks William Morris바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楴ews from聽Nowhere바카라 사이트�:聽바카라 사이트漈his is Morris바카라 사이트檚 utopian dream of a future society in which art and craft are valued as part of everyday life. It is integrated into a view of work which encourages everyone to be creative. And the book ends with a beautiful description of a journey up the Thames, after the 바카라 사이트楻evolution바카라 사이트�, and ends at Kelmscott Manor.바카라 사이트�
Sports and Olympics Minister picks two favourites: 바카라 사이트淎s a child, my favourite book was 바카라 사이트楲ord of the Rings바카라 사이트� - for its excitement, the power of its imagery and its wonderful use of the English language.聽More recently, I have massively enjoyed 바카라 사이트楩rom the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium바카라 사이트� by William Dalrymple.聽Apart from the fact I am fascinated by the Middle East, I have heard it said that his analysis of the problems of Lebanon is the most accurate and incisive dissection of the troubled history of that country.바카라 사이트�
Roy Clare, Chief Executive of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, plumps for a Victorian classic: 바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트楧iary of a Nobody바카라 사이트� by George and Weedon Grossmith. Evergreen comic novel that is good for keeping perspective and worth re-reading at once if ever needing instant grounding.바카라 사이트澛�
, Chief Executive of the Churches Conservation Trust, recommends a recent read: 바카라 사이트淢y favourite book - for this year anyway (so far!) - is 바카라 사이트楩reedom바카라 사이트� by Jonathan Frantzen.聽OK, so it바카라 사이트檚 a pretty bleak take on 21st century society and how greed scuppers any attempt to achieve environmental sustainability. It바카라 사이트檚 not too cheerful about human nature or modern day relationships either.聽But it바카라 사이트檚 brilliantly written, a gripping read and I couldn바카라 사이트檛 help empathising with one or two of the characters.聽I바카라 사이트檓 not telling which.바카라 사이트�
Last but not least, Baroness , Chair of UK Sport and Youth Sport Trust picks 바카라 사이트楳ore Than Just A Game바카라 사이트� by Chuck Korr and Marvin Close, 바카라 사이트渂ecause it shows the power of sport in inspiring people and changing lives,바카라 사이트� and the man responsible for administering the Public Lending Right, Registrar Jim Parker tells us 바카라 사이트淢y favourite childhood book was Gavin Maxwell바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楻ing of Bright Water바카라 사이트� - the author바카라 사이트檚 account of how he reared a wild otter and established an otter sanctuary in the western isles of Scotland. Beautifully and evocatively written at a time in the late fifties and early sixties when wildlife and environmental issues were beginning to come to public attention.바카라 사이트�
World Book Night party
On Saturday 5 March, book lovers from across London will聽gather at聽Southbank Centre바카라 사이트檚 Clore Ballroom to celebrate the inaugural free , which will see 20,000 selected members of the public give-away one million books across UK and Ireland.
Jude Kelly, Chair of World Book Night and Artistic Director, nominates her favourite book: 바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트楾he Golden Notebook바카라 사이트� by Doris Lessing remains a seminal and powerful read. It바카라 사이트檚 a classic in content and form; and I love her mind as well as her words.바카라 사이트�