Picador World Book Night Site

WELCOME TO THE PICADOR BOOKS DEDICATED WORLD BOOK NIGHT SITE

What is World Book Night?


World Book Night represents the most ambitious and far-reaching celebration of adult books and reading ever attempted in the UK and Ireland.

On Saturday, 5 March 2011, one million books were given away by an army of passionate readers to members of the public across the UK and Ireland. 20,000 givers gave 48 copies each of their chosen book to whomever they chose on World Book Night.

In 2012, Picador are thrilled to have two outstanding, bestselling books on the list of 25 books for givers to choose from; they are Emma Donoghue’s Room and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.

Although they may seem worlds apart at first, Room was inspired by The Road. The Road is about a father’s love and willingness to do anything for his child in the most devastating of circumstances, just as Room explores the same theme but from a mother’s perspective.

You can find out more about each of them here:

Find out more about Room > 

Find out more about The Road >

 

What is the Picador World Book Night Site?

The Picador World Book Night site is a platform for givers, receivers and fans of Picador's books in general to share their views and experiences of World Book Night and the titles involved.

For World Book Night 2011 we were honoured to have Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife in the list of titles selected to be shared. With two more titles selected for World Book Night 2012, we want to give our readers and all those who have chosen these three titles a platform to share why you have chosen them, to discuss amongst yourselves and with us what it is you love about these books, why you chose to give them, and to share your experiences -  the good, the bad, and the simply hilarious.

This site is also a source of information for current and potential givers and receivers, and has guidance on how to get involved in World Book Night, alongside information on our selected titles, authors and events. Most importantly, you will be able to get advice from former givers and receivers, who have kindly takent he time to share with you all their experiences and offer you a few tips on the dos and don'ts.

For us at Picador Books, World Book Night is about you: you choose the books, you share the books, you receive them and, crucially, you read them. The beauty of World Book Night is the social connections it creates, a bond that is so special and beautifil that we wanted to extend it beyond that one night, starting now and continuing on.


Read stories from World Book Night givers and receivers >

Get top tips and advice on becoming a World Book Night giver >

Have you applied to give away Room or The Road? Were you a giver on WBN 2011? We'd love to meet you. Come over to our Givers' Page and say hello >

 

 

What Other Titles Are on Offer?


The full list of selected titles for World book Night 2012 are:

  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • The Player of Games by Ian M. Banks
  • Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham
  • Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
  • The Alhemist by Paul Coelho
  • The Take by Martina Cole
  • Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell
  • Someone Like You by Roald Dahl
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • Room by Emma Donoghue
  • Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
  • The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • Misery by Stephen King
  • The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
  • Small Island by Andrew Levy
  • Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
  • The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  • The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  • The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O' Farrell
  • The Damned Utd by David Peace
  • Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
  • How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
  • Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
  • I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak


Go to our discussion page to let us know what you think of this year's selection >

 

 

How Can I Get Involved?

We’d love you to get involved and become a giver, so that with your help these fantastic books will reach a whole new audience.

If you’d like to be a giver of one of our Picador books (or indeed any of the others) you have until February 1st to sign up as a giver. 

 

To apply to be a giver, fill in the registration form on the World Book Night website >

 

To find out more about World Book Night you can visit their site >