World Book Night

Did you know that today marks the annual World Book Night? If you answered No, don't feel bad; neither did I. But according to an article in USA TODAY, it is! According to the article, World Book Night happens on April 23 because it's Shakespeare's birthday. (And yes, I know: if you click on the link that says Pop Candy, you'll see a darkening globe with last year's date; no matter; the time on the article was posted this morning.)

On Saturday, April 20, USA TODAY published their weekend picks for book lovers. The list consists of: The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age, by Robert Weintraub, The Fever Tree, by Jennifer McVeigh, How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick, by Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st Century, by Marc Schoen with Kristin Loerg, and Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, by Therese Anne Fowler.

So, celebrate World Book Night. If the books on USA TODAY's list don't sound appealing, pick another book - even if it happens to be Dr. Seuss's classic Green Eggs And Ham!