Calling all bookworms and budding writers... it's World Book Day. Mark the event with our FREE courses, articles, interactive quizzes and eBooks on OpenLearn.
Commemorate all the brilliant books, amazing authors, incredible illustrators and (most importantly) reading in general this World Book Day.
To help everyone join in the celebration, we've compiled a range of fantastic quizzes, courses and even some eBooks for you to get stuck in to - all for FREE. Choose from the tiles of resources below and discover even more about your favourite authors and books
Exploring books for...
Many people have fond memories of the stories they encountered in...
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Encouraging book talk in...
As adults we sometimes struggle to justify our feelings about...
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Harry Potter and the...
How did translators go about converting the anagram 'Tom Marvolo...
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The man behind...
Roald Dahl: the incredible storyteller loved by millions or a belittling bully...
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Quiz: Which Brontë sister...
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë had very different writing styles but can you...
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Exploring Virginia...
This free course introduces Virginia Woolf’s last novel, Between the Acts...
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How does JK Rowling use...
To create a sense of the long history of wizardry in the Potterverse, JK...
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Start writing fiction
Have you always wanted to write, but never quite had the courage to start...
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Understanding Alice
Professor Kimberley Reynolds explores how Lewis Carroll transformed logic...
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History of reading...
How do we know what people read in the past, and how they read it? This...
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History of reading...
How have famous books been read and received by audiences in the...
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History of reading...
Have you ever wondered about the reading tastes and habits of famous...
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