World Book Day promotes reading with postcards

The charity, composed of publishers, booksellers and libraries, will place eight million postcards in public places across the UK, and in newspapers and magazines in the run-up to World Book Day on 3 March.

The eight different postcards will include the words ‘Dear… I think you’d love to read… because…’ printed on the back.

Literary PR agency Colman Getty, which has handled the event since its inception eight years ago, will manage a media relations programme to promote the postcard campaign next week.

Colman Getty senior account manager Truda Spruyt said: ‘On World Book Day, a news story based around a survey will be released, asking people what books they would recommend certain figures should read – for example, to help Tony Blair win the election.’