World Book Night 2012 - Wrapup

World Book Night 2012 was a success! Literary Lonestars was honored to be asked by BookPeople to organize a group to handout books all over Austin this year. Stephanie and I gathered our local literary buddies and set out for the afternoon. Thank you to Megan, Magan, and Jen for helping out. That's right, two Jen's and two Me(a)gan's and one Steph make for a fun evening. Here is a look into what we did:

Our first stop was to LifeWorks to surprise a GED class with books! The teens were excited about their books and they were so funny! Most everyone picked Sherman Alexie's, Part-time Indian, one of my favorite books. Even the teachers dog loved his new book.

World Book Night - Austin, Texas

What are you doing April 23rd? If you live around Austin, Texas, we invite you to join us for World Book Night. April 23, 2012 is a day dedicated to celebrating the joy of reading at any age by giving out free books to those who would otherwise not purchase or have access to a new book. Book People, my favorite book store, asked Literary Lonestars to be an organizer this year. My literary PIC, Stephanie Pellegrin and I have worked closely with several organizations in town over the years and we knew they would love the idea as well. We will be giving out books at the Austin Children's Shelter, LifeWorks, and the American Indian Education Program. All three of these organizations are worthy and we invite you to HELP us hand them out!