Hand out free books!

The deadline to apply for this year's World Book Night is Jan. 23, two weeks away. Volunteers selected to participate will hand out 20 copies of pre-selected books on April 23 as part of an effort to spark an interest in reading among those who don't have much access to literature.

Last year's inaugural giveaway saw a half-million books distributed in almost 6,000 cities across the nation, including San Diego.

Applicants are asked to choose their favorite titles from a list of about 30 books, some old (Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court") and some new (Jesmyn Ward's "Salvage the Bones"), and explain where they would like to hand them out, and why.

San Diegans a year ago distributed books at homeless shelters, hospitals, transition programs for foster youth and military bases. Several area bookstores have again volunteered to be distribution centers for the special paperback copies of the books printed up just for World Book Night.

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