UNESCO recognizes 23rd April as a day on which we “pay tribute to books and authors, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity”. The date 23rd April was chosen because it is a day when the lives of several great writers either began or ended. For instance, both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes passed away on 23rd April 1616.
For those of us who work in publishing it’s a reminder of the fact that the stock market may go up or down, the economy may go boom or bust, but as writer Christopher Morley once said, “Words are a commodity in which there is never any slump”.
Best wishes,
Priyamvada
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