Carol Ann Duffy and Matt Haig line up for UK-wide book giveaway

Organisers of the sixth World Book Night, which hands out books across the country, buoyed by research showing that 80% of past recipients have continued to read more

If you’re out and about in the UK on Saturday, you might just bump into one of an army of volunteers waving copies of books by authors from Carol Ann Duffy to Jonathan Coe.

Thousands of book lovers around the UK are preparing to give away 187,500 copies of 15 titles printed for World Book Night, as they try to reach the 36% of the population who don’t read for pleasure. They will be tempting their targets with a range of titles, from Sarah Hilary’s thriller Someone Else’s Skin to Matt Haig’s exploration of his depression, Reasons to Stay Alive.

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