World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to “spreading the love of reading, person to person.” Each year on April 23, thousands of people go out into their communities and give half a million free World Book Night paperbacks to light and non-readers.

In 2012, World Book Night was celebrated in the U.S., the UK, Ireland, and Germany, that are also participating this year. Find out more about the event and how to be part of it, here.