Celebrating World Book Day

Hi friends! 

I’m excited it’s my day to post because it’s World Book Day. I thought what better way to celebrate than to share some fun facts. 

• World Book Day began on April 23^rd, 1995, and it is celebrated on the same day every year. 

• World Book Day is on the same day as the anniversaries of the deaths of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. 

• One hundred countries celebrate World Book Day. 

• The world’s longest sentence was penned by Victor Hugo in his novel, Les Misérables. It is 823 words long. 

• The first foreign language edition of my debut novel, Submerged, was published in German. 

•  There is a World Book Night in the UK on (or around) the 23^rd, where volunteers give away books. 

• Some famous book series that have been made into movies include: The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. 

• My favorite authors with the most book-to-movie adaptations include Jane Austen at 23, Agatha Christie at 50, and Shakespeare at 1100 Film Adaptations. There may be more with high numbers, including Stephen King, for example, at 34. 

• One of the bestselling Christian fiction series is the Left Behind Series by Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, which has sold an estimated 80 million copies. 

Ways to celebrate World Book Day and promote reading

• Buy a book 
• Lend a friend a book 
• Write a book 
• Start a book club 
• Read a book yourself or to a child 
• Get a book from the library 

I’d love to hear your favorite book of all time. 

Have a blessed week,

Dani

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Dani Pettrey

Praised by New York Times best-selling author Dee Henderson as "a name to look for in romantic suspense," Dani Pettrey has sold more than half a million copies of her novels to readers eagerly awaiting the next release. Dani combines the page-turning adrenaline of a thriller with the chemistry and happy-ever-after of a romance.

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