Attention all book lovers! A special day is coming up where we get to express our love for all things books as April 23rd is World Book Day!
While this is an unofficial holiday, there is no reason we can’t celebrate and appreciate the incredible stories out there that are hidden within the hundreds of thousands of pages that have been printed. And why stop at books with a story, fictional or otherwise? World Book Day is a day to celebrate any kind of book. This unofficial holiday lands on a weekday this year, so many will have weekly obligations to fulfill, yet there is still time in the day to recognize our beautiful books and here are ten recommendations of how you can.
Buy a New Book
This is perhaps the number one way to celebrate World Book Day for book lovers can never have too many books. During a lunch break or after work, consider running by your nearest bookstore and buying a book you have been wanting to read or even something brand new you’ve never even heard of. For e-reader fans, do a bit of virtual shopping to see what new book you want to add to your digital library.
Read a Physical Book
While e-readers have made reading convenient and, at times, cheaper to grow our personal libraries, take this year’s World Book Day to appreciate reading from a physical book. Become emersed in the story as you slowly turn the pages, listening to the light scrape of paper as you do. Focus on the peace you feel just holding the book in your hands and enjoy some time with it.
Read Your Favorite Book
All book lovers have a story they will revisit often. Perhaps it’s the world the author has created, the characters, the plot, or the author’s attention to detail. Regardless of why, start re-reading your favorite book on World Book Day and become lost once more in the story you fell in love with.
Read a Book You Haven’t Read from Your Shelf
Every book lover has a never-ending TBR list. And the truth is, they are perfectly happy with that. Take World Book Day this year to choose one of the books you haven’t read, yet own on your physical book shelf or in your digital library.
Lend a Book / Give a Book
Rather than telling a friend, family member, or coworker about a book they should read, why not lend them a book you think they would like? Better yet, give a book as a gift to honor World Book Day by spreading the love of the written word.
Go to an Indie or Used Bookstore
If you’re looking to buy a book, why not do so from a local independent bookstore? You’d be surprised at the hidden gems you can find while also supporting the business owner. Another option is to visit a local used bookstore. Admiring the beauty of a well-loved book is always a pleasure to see plus one can come across some pretty exciting finds from past readers (as I personally found a hand-written note in a well-worn used book that was dated December 25, 1905).
Make a Favorite Recipe
As mentioned, World Book Day is a day to celebrate any and all kinds of books. Are you a book lover who loves to cook? Take this day to cook a recipe from one of your cookbooks you haven’t had the chance to make. It can be a recipe you’ve been really wanting to try. Or to make things interesting, turn to a random page in a cookbook and make whatever is on the page for something new and exciting.
Write a Story
While a whole book can’t be written in a day, why not write a story of your own? It could be a short story or even the beginnings of a story you’ve had in mind that has been inspired by the many books you’ve already read. Who knows. Your story could be sitting on a bookshelf someday to be celebrated on a future World Book Day.
Read in a New Environment
We normally find ourselves reading in the same or similar environments such as an office, a bedroom, or a café. This World Book Day, spruce things up by going to a park on your lunch break to read. Do you have more leisure time in the day? Take a trip to the beach if it is nice out and soak up the sun while you read. Explore your local area for serene places you wouldn’t have thought to read in before.
Go to the Library
Has it been a while since you’ve visited a library? Take a trip to either a local library or one you’ve been meaning to visit this World Book Day. Check out a book or even just bring one with you to sit in the quiet environment and enjoy some one-on-one time with your book while being surrounded by so many others.
This list is but a fraction of what you can do for there is a plethora of ways to celebrate World Book Day this year. However you decide to do so, get creative and have fun with book in hand!
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