LU Library World Book Day '25

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10 participants (12 books)

04 Mar 2025—16 Mar 2025

Overview

Happy World Book Day! This Year World Book Day is March 6th, so we want to challenge you to pick up a book for fun! It can be any length, any genre, any format - If you read it, it counts! In the Library, we have a curated leisure reading section you can browse, with fiction, non fiction and poetry. In the Feelgood Hub, we have books on self improvement, nature and crafts, if Spring has you wanting to turn over a new leaf. And if you prefer your books digital, you can check out our range of thousands of eBooks, Audiobooks, comics and graphic novels available for free through the Libby App. And if you know a young reader, they can explore our children's book collection on A floor!

Whether you're an avid reader of haven't picked up a book in a while, we hope you'll find something that interests you this World Book Day!

Challenge Books

All books added
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

453 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

201 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Skyward

Skyward #1

Brandon Sanderson

513 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult adventurous funny medium-paced
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire

The Hunger Games #2

Suzanne Collins

391 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Paranormal Lancashire by Daniel Codd

Paranormal Lancashire

Daniel Codd

128 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

medium-paced
Every Species is a Masterpiece by Edward O. Wilson

Every Species is a Masterpiece

Green Ideas #15

Edward O. Wilson

96 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction nature science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King

Crowns of Nyaxia #2

Carissa Broadbent

626 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Only Here, Only Now by Tom Newlands

Only Here, Only Now

Tom Newlands

394 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

128 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional medium-paced