❝My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.❞ - Maya Angelou
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“Words were different when they lived inside of you.”
– Benjamin Alire Sáenz in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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On this day, we’re challenging you - all of you - to put down your phones, pull out a book and read. Hold it in your hands, feel the paper, smell the pages, plunge yourself into that imaginary world, say hello to those characters (unless they creep you out; if that’s the case then stay put and pretend you didn’t see them) and enjoy that precious moment! Or, you know, you can always read a Wattpad story!
Why are we so eager to get you into reading today? All because it’s National Book Lovers Day! It’s almost like your birthday. So if you’re a book lover, happy birthday to you! Which book would be a perfect gift for you to celebrate this day with? Tell us in the comments!
National Book Lovers Day recognises the origin, history, evolution and, of course, importance of literature. When you imagine it all started with engravings on clay, you must admit we’ve come a long way.
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✶ The oldest dated printed book still in existence is ‘The Diamond Sutra’, a Buddhist religious text which was published in China, 868 AD.
✶ Title of the most expensive book goes to ‘The Codex Leicester’, written by Leonardo da Vinci. In 1994, it was auctioned for $30,800,000.
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It wouldn’t be us if we missed the perfect opportunity to start a little book chat with you. We’d love to get to know your bookish self a little bit better. And how else to do so than via a set of completely random questions? Please feel free to let us know the answers in the in-line comments and indulge in the conversation(s) with others, if you wish to!
📚 Which type of books do you prefer? Physical, e-books, audio books?
📚 Do you track your reading progress? If so, please tell us how. We love collecting our reading data!
📚 Follow-up question. Have you heard the news? Apparently, The StoryGraph is the new Goodreads! How do you feel about that?
📚 How do you choose what books you want to read?
📚 Have you ever met a famous author face-to-face? If so, who was it?
📚 What genres do you love to read?
📚 How long is your TBR list?
📚 What stories/books or series would you die to see turned into a movie or TV show?
