World Book Night 2014 is officially celebrated today, with a call for the public to inspire more people fall in love with reading. 12,500 copies of 20 specially printed World Book Night titles, totaling 250,000 books, will be given by a network of volunteer reading enthusiasts and institutions.
Very excitingly, After the Funeral, one of Agatha Christie’s bestselling novels, has been selected as one the 20 WBN titles in the UK, Ireland and the US.
The WBN edition of After the Funeral features an exclusive introduction by Sophie Hannah, bestselling crime writer and author of the new Hercule Poirot mystery publishing in the September 2014.
In the introduction Sophie writes: ‘For me, as a psychological thriller writer, Agatha Christie is and will always be the gold standard – a lifelong inspiration whose every inventive tale demonstrates exactly how it should be done. It was Christie who made me fall in love with mystery stories at the age of twelve and, rereading her work now, at the age of 42, I still believe that she cranks up the excitement and the intellectual puzzlement like no other’.The WBN edition of After the Funeral features an exclusive introduction by Sophie Hannah, bestselling crime writer and author of the new Hercule Poirot mystery publishing in the September 2014.Very excitingly, After the Funeral, one of Agatha Christie’s bestselling novels, has been selected as one the 20 WBN titles in the UK, Ireland and the US.
Listen to Sophie Hannah talking about ‘After the Funeral’ and her fascination for non-transferable motifs in this exclusive video:
Visit the World Book Night website to find out more about how to take part in the event. The 20 World Book Night 2014 titles are ordered randomly to inspire you every time you come back to this page: http://www.worldbooknight.org/books/2014-book-list
