Friday April 23rd is World Book Day

Although many locales are concerned about their populations leaning away from books and towards mass media, on April 23, the world will once again celebrate “World Book Day”. The day was chosen due to a significant confluence of important author dates; it marks both the day of Shakespeare’s birth and his death.

Here are a few stories about how April 23 will be marked around the world: from Spain , from Lebanon , from Tanzania and from Wales .