Get involved

World Book Night 2025 will take place on 23 April, and you can get involved!

How will you celebrate?

Join a Mass Read-In and Celebrate World Book Night on 23 April!

📚 Quick Reads are The Reading Agency’s short, accessible, and perfect for anyone looking to rediscover reading. Join our FREE Quick Reads giveaway at Waterstones, Bradford (23 April, 11:30 AM – lunchtime, first come, first served).
📚 Meet the Author: Bestselling crime writer Abir Mukherjee will be reading from his Quick Read, A Rising Man.
📚 Mass Read-In (12-12.30pm): Sit, stand, lean – just read! No phones, no distractions—just the power of books. (All books welcome!)
Media will be there on the day. Let’s share the joy of reading with the world from the heart of Bradford!

To help spread the joy of reading on World Book Night you can:

Find out how your organisation or workplace can join in the celebration
Organise your own celebration with family or friends
Get involved in your bookshop or library

You can find out more in our FAQs section.

However you get involved, please join us to help more people to get reading on World Book Night 2025 and together we can create a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life.