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Today is #WorldBookDay Reading for pleasure really matters, and World Book Day makes a difference. 25% of pupils receiving Free School Meals said the £1 book they "bought" with their £1 token was the first book of their own. Publishers Association

Hey guys we’re recording with Michelle De Kretser next week, so if you still haven’t sent questions get them in ASAP :) Also, let us know which half of ‘Scary Monsters’ you stared with Lili or Lyle? We split it between our crew 50/50 #books #michelledekretser #wbc Harriett Gilbert

Ice v fire, past v future, male v female. The stories of ‘Scary Monsters’ have many mirrored themes throughout. What was most striking for you? Let us know @ worldbookclub.co.uk and join us on the podcast next week #books #australianbooks #wbc #michelledekretser

Hi again listeners. Our ep with Michelle de Kretser will be live this Sat. Head to the WBC homepage to listen. Here's a sneak peak where Michelle explains why 'Scary Monsters' is a book you have to physically flip to go from one half to the other. #books #wbc Harriett Gilbert

Yusuf is so innocent at the outset of ‘Paradise’ - naive, vulnerable, but also feels like a mythic hero in parts. What did you guys think of seeing the beauty and brutality of the world through his eyes? Send thoughts and questions, we record next week :) #books #wbc Harriett Gilbert

Hey guys, our episode with Michelle de Kretser goes live tomorrow, I hope you all listen in. Here's another sneak peak where she talks about 'Scary Monsters' in the meantime :) #books #wbc #michelledekretser #bookpodcast #migrationstories

Exciting news! The next author to be featured author on #BBCWorldBookClub will be N.K. Jemisin! We're discussing the urban-fantasy love letter to NYC 'The City We Became'. Send us your recorded questions by May 1st, we can't wait to hear you on the show! #books Harriett Gilbert

Last week we had a fabulous talk with Abdulrazak Gurnah, who answered our listener's question about his sublime novel 'Paradise'. Here's a sneak peak, the full interview is out Sat 3rd May :) #booklovers #wbc #bookpodcast #abdulrazakgurnah Harriett Gilbert

Another sneak peak of our episode with Abdulrazak Gurnah, this time talking about the power of the storytelling tradition, and the tales he heard on his travels that made it into 'Paradise'. #books #wbc #storytelling Listen to the whole discussion 3rd of May Harriett Gilbert

We’re getting ready to welcome N.K. Jemisin onto World Book Club :) One thing I loved about ‘The City We Became’ was the sharp, sardonic humour amid the action and horror. What made you guys laugh when reading? Tell us by emailing [email protected] #wbc #nkjemisin #booksky

Hey guys, we don’t yet have a lot of questions on the end of ‘The City We Became’. Want to ask about it, or how to go about crafting a series? Email in before May 1st [email protected] #nkjemisin #books #wbc Harriett Gilbert

World building? N.K Jemisin builds universes within universes in so much of her work. We’re recording with her next week, so be sure to get any last questions into us by Friday 2nd May - [email protected] #books #wbc #bookpodcast #nkjemisin

The Woman in White is an all consuming cosmic entity, and she is terrified of humans. But lay out our achievements like that we are scarily impressive. What do you guys think of seeing the enemy's fear laid bare? Email [email protected] by Friday #books #nkjemisin #fantasy

Sadly this week we lost the tremendously talented Jane Gardam. Her interview on World Book Club in 2017 is a delight to listen to, discussing the novel 'Old Filth' and how a fire nearly destroyed her first ventures into poetry writing. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Homogenisation, blandness, soulless art - these are expressions of destruction in ‘The City We Became’. What do you guys think about that creeping kind of desolation? Email by Fri and join us on the show - [email protected] #books #nkjemisin #fantasy Harriett Gilbert

Hi all! Announcing the next guest for World Book Club - Graeme Macrae Burnet. The book? 'His Bloody Project' is gripping exploration of murder in a 19th Century Scottish crofting community. We record on 6th June, questions in the 1st to be featured :) [email protected]

Hey all this is the last week to submit questions for Graeme Macrae Burnet. We record 6th June, so if you want to be on the show - [email protected] We’d love a few more questions about 19th century views on psychology and criminality #wbc #graememacraeburnet #crimefiction

Beliefs regarding intellect and criminality are key for the characters trying to unpick the truth of the murders in ‘His Bloody Project’, but what do you guys make of the 19th century debates? Let us know and come on the show 6th June [email protected] #books #crimefiction

This week the world lost a literary giant - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. World Book Club interviewed him in 2019. An especially poignant moment is when he speaks about storytelling as a form of resistance, because it allows us to imagine a better future. tinyurl.com/4wjr7289

Hi again WBC listeners! In July we're welcoming Juhea Kim into the studio to answer your qus about the phenomenal 'Beasts of a Little Land' An epic of love, war, and redemption across 5 decades of Korean history. Send us questions by June 20th to come on the show. #book #juheakim