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Great Books Week

Celebrated annually during the first full week in October

Great people read great books!

Join Excellence in Literature as we celebrate the beauty of great books! This event is made possible through the generous support of our sponsor, the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE). According to the Association's spokesperson, "Writers and editors have a vested interested in reminding people of the joy of reading great, lasting literature, so we are delighted to join Excellence in Literature as a sponsor of Great Books Week."

What are great books? First and foremost, literary classics are the standard for great literature. Few people would make a great books list that left out William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, or Mark Twain, and most of us probably have a list of special books that have touched our lives. Great books are the books that stay with us long after we've put them down.

During Great Books Week, October 4-10, 2009, you'll have the opportunity to join the Great Books Blog Tour and blog about your favorite books, characters, settings, and more. You'll even have the opportunity share the gift of a good book with a child!

Great Books Blog Tour Schedule

If you'd like to participate in the blog tour, blog about the topic of the day, then leave a comment with a link to your post on our sponsor's blog page at the NAIWE NewsWire.

Monday: If I were stranded alone on a deserted island with only seven books to read over the next few years, I would like to have...

Tuesday: When I was a child, my favorite book was... because....

Wednesday: I'd write my autobiography, but I don't need to, because my story has already been told in... [which classic work?]

Thursday: I hated ... when I had to read it in high school, but when I read it on my own later, I loved it because....

Friday: When I want to give someone a special gift, I give them [name of book] because...

You may approach your topic in any way you choose-- you don't need to stick with the word choices in the topics above! Be sure to return to the appropriate post (linked from the days above) to leave a link to your post in the comment section of the NAIWE NewsWire blog.

If You Love Great Books, Why Not Share?

We invite you to make a small donation to the highly-rated charity, First Book in honor of Great Books Week. It takes only $2 to provide a needy child with a book to keep and cherish. Here are some key facts about this charity (from the First Book website):

• First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books.
• First Book was founded in 1992 and is still led by President and Co-founder, Kyle Zimmer.
• First Book has distributed more than 60 million new books to children from low-income families in thousands of communities across the United States.
• First Book is national in scope, but local in impact, with more than 275 First Book Advisory Boards forming an extensive network of volunteer community leaders serving as ambassadors dedicated to fundraising.

You may read more about First Book at Charity Navigator, which has granted First Book a 4-star rating.

It's time to read!

Our Sponsor

The National Association of Independent Writers and Editors is a professional association dedicated to the business growth of its members. Members receive professional support and business development including an individually-editable business website, with the distinctive URL of http://membername.naiwe.com, plus access to business-building information and resources, discounts on important services, inclusion in a client-searchable database, and more. If you're a freelance writer or editor, join NAIWE today!

NAIWE will publish links to some of the best blog posts from Great Books Week in a future edition of The Edge: Success Strategies for People Who Work with Words, our e-zine, so be sure to subscribe while you're at the NAIWE.com home page.