A huge thanks to all of the incredible volunteers who gave out books all over Austin yesterday! Thank you also to those of you who called yesterday asking if we had any extra boxes you could give out. Your enthusiasm to jump in and help out on the spot was inspiring. If you want to … Continue reading World Book Night 2013 Recap! →

~post by Julie W. Yesterday we hosted a reception for everyone in our neck of the woods who volunteered to be a Giver for World Book Night this year (happening so soon - April 23!) Folks had a little wine, a little cheese, listened to the (seriously talented) jazz stylings of a group of young … Continue reading World Book Night 2013 – It’s Party Time! →

Attention benevolent book lovers! Today is the last day to sign up to be a giver for World Book Night US 2013! To apply to be a giver, visit the World Book Night US website, where you’ll also find more information about what exactly World Book Night US is and the full list of titles givers … Continue reading Last Day to Sign up for World Book Night! →

Yesterday we hosted a party and book pick-up for World Book Night Givers. Sarah Bird gave a fabulous little talk about The Hunger Games, and we enjoyed amazing cupcakes from our sponsor Polkadots Cupcake Factory, as well as beverages from sponsor Saint Arnold Brewing Company. We left yesterday totally jazzed for April 23, the date … Continue reading World Book Night Reception →

This week, our shipment of World Book Night books arrived. UPS unloaded hundreds and hundreds of boxes on our loading dock. We knew we were receiving a lot of books - Austin has the highest per capita number of Givers in the nation - but seeing all of the boxes stacked up at once really … Continue reading Approaching World Book Night…. →