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Another event took place in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee, but was also met with protests. [41] Events were not held for most of 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2022, a drag queen appeared on the children's television program Play School reading a book about crossdressing, which drew criticism from many. [42]
Rewatch Polaris Dawn astronaut Anna Menon read kid's book. Wednesday's virtual event was hosted by Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, who at 32 years old is now herself a mother of three.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, World Book Day is a charity event in March, held annually on the first Thursday and coinciding with the release of special editions. [10] The annual celebration on 23 April is World Book Night, an event organized by independent charity The Reading Agency. [11]
A total of 615 events and activities were realised during the designated year under the themes of; Celebrating Reading (234 events), A world of writers (international writers) (41 events), Greek writers (19 events), Athenian Book Itineraries (48 events), Open Collections and archives (43 events), Educational Activities (81 events), The Book and ...
Storybridge will be hosting its MLK Day Book Drive over three days this year, including free food, giveaways a special guest and more. The event will be held Jan. 13-15 at the United Supermarket ...
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami hosted a ghost story reading event in Tokyo amid growing attention before the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in literature, an award he is a perennial ...
A Banned Books Week "read out" at Shimer College. The event has been held during the last full week of September since 1982. [13] Banned Books Week is intended to encourage readers to examine challenged literary works and to promote intellectual freedom in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Its goal is "to teach the importance of our First ...
Nov. 2—Selling out before the invitations were even sent, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and the Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin ...