Today is a special day if you're a dedicated reader. Today's the day to celebrate the authors, writers, poets, storytellers, and bloggers who inspire us - and to applaud them for their hard work!
Do you know today's history? In 1928, Nellie McPherson, a teacher from Illinois, wrote a fan letter to author Irving Bacheller. The day was then officially endorsed by the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1929 to celebrate authors and their literary works - and later acknowledged by the United States Department of Commerce in 1949.
I'd like to share these inspiring quotes:
"If you give a person a book, you give him the world." ~Kristin Harmel
"Books are a uniquely portable magic." ~Stephen King
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ~Dr. Seuss
"There's more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island." ~Walt Disney
"Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting, and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage." ~Roald Dahl
"For you unlock magic that is hidden within, and opening the cover is how you begin. Oh, all the worlds and the places you'll see; when you hold a book, you hold the key." ~Caroline Derlatka
And now, here's my list of favorite contemporary authors (translation, I'll read anything they write):
(1) Kristin Harmel
(2) Kristin Hannah
(3) B.A. Paris
(4) S.A. Cosby
(5) Janet Skeslien Charles
(6) Liv Constantine
(7) Jo Piazza
(8) Sally Hepworth
(9) Kimberly Belle
(10) Lee Goldberg
Here's my list of favorite books/plays of all time:
(1) "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
(2) "An Enemy of the People" by Henrik Ibsen
(3) "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(4) "Our Town" by Thorton Wilder
(5) "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
(6) "The Wedding" by Nicholas Sparks
(7) "The Sweetness of Forgetting" by Krisin Harmel
(8) "P.S., I Love You" by Cecilia Ahorn
And here are the BEST books I've read during the last few years - you should definitely add them to your to-be-read pile if you haven't read them yet:
(1) "The Paris Daughter" by Kristin Harmel
(2) "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
(3) "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
(4) "American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins
(5) "The Library of Lost Dollhouses" by Elise Hooper
(6) "The Paris Library" by Janet Skeslien Charles
(7) "The Violin Conspiracy" by Brendan Slocumb
(8) "The Book Made Me Think of You" by Libby Page
(9) "Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win" by Jo Piazza
(10) "Mad Mabel" by Sally Hepworth
Lastly, when you share your gratitude online today, here are some hashtags:
(1) #NationalAuthorsDay
(2) #AuthorAppreciation
(3) #BookLovers
(4) #ReadMoreBooks
(5) #LetsCelebrateAuthors
(6) #AuthorsBringImaginationToLife
(7) #ReadingIsMySuperPower
(8) #ReadBannedBooks
No matter which book you consider your favorite, today is a wonderful day to applaud the writers who take you on unforgettable journeys!
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SHARE THIS: What's your fave book of all time? Mine is "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas. #NationalAuthorsDay #ReadMoreBooks #DebbieLaskeysBlog
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