Results tagged “Austen” from Birmingham Post - Lifestyle Blog
World Book Day was originally a quiet but worthy United Nations initiative way back when - 80 years ago, in fact. Now, in an age when marketing departments grab anything going to ramp up product sales (think Booker et al) it's become another till tingler rather than a page turner.
This year Birmingham is using the day to mark the start of its official Year of Reading - and we don't want any of you cynics saying that by definition it's bound to exclude most of the children in local schools.
Go to the iconic (that's my jaundiced little joke - think Eastside etc) libraries section of the Birmingham Council website for tons of useful links if your temperament can stand the slow loading speeds.
















