Tag Archives: World Book Day

Will you give me a push?

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dianne Ascroft

It’s World Book Day today so what better day for me to begin the final push to ‘birth a book’? What am I on about? Let me explain a bit. After writing historical fiction for several years now, last summer … Continue reading →

Posted in April 2018, Archives, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

So Many Books, So Little Time

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

Have you ever heard anyone say what’s written in the title of this post? I have – and I’ve said it myself. Booklovers have hijacked Mae West’s ‘So many men, so little time’ comment and twisted it to refer to … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2013 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

World Book Day – An Excuse To Explore New Authors

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

It’s appropriate on World Book Day (in the UK and Ireland, anyway) that I’m exploring a new (for me!) author. I reserved a copy of Elizabeth Hawksley’s Belvedere Towerlast week and it’s now at my local library. So I’m off … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2012, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

My Favourite To-Do List – My Reading Pile

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

Ireland and Britain are celebrating World Book Day today. There’s few things I enjoy doing more than reading and I always have a pile of books waiting for me – I just need more hours in a day to get through them … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2011 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

World Book Day launch for Author Hotline

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

March 4th is World Book Day  (well, for two islands in Europe anyway) – its official website describes the day as the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland. Encouraging children to read has always been one … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2010 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

World Book Day

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Dianne Ascroft

Today’s World Book and Copyright Day. When I was pondering what to write for this occasion I ran through a few book titles, starting with my own novel, Hitler and Mars Bars. And that got me thinking – about ‘and’. … Continue reading →

Posted in April 2009 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

World Book Day Contest Winner

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Dianne Ascroft

Thank you to the people who dropped by and answered the question in my post for World Book Day. We have a prize winner who will receive a copy of Hitler and Mars Bars. The answer to the question was … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2009 | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

World Book Day Contest

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Dianne Ascroft

Today’s World Book Day in Britain and Ireland. Since one of the aims of the day is to encourage children to read, children in fiction will be the focus of this post. I’ll tell you a bit about some books … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2009 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Book giveaway for World Book Day

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Dianne Ascroft

World Book Day is celebrated tomorrow in Britain and Ireland. Since one of the aims of the day is to encourage children to read, I will tell you about some books that feature children as the main characters. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2009 | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment