Fun ways to celebrate World Book Day during the lockdown

"Books are uniquely portable magic" Stephen King once said and how true that is! In these strange and uncertain times of the coronavirus pandemic, books are offering some solace to people. While readers now have more time to catch up with their reading list, even those who aren't avid readers are indulging in this habit. Be it the old-styled physical copies or the new-age eBooks and audiobooks, literature and books are keeping people informed and entertained. Here we share some fun ways for bibliophiles to celebrate this World Book Day while being stuck at home during the lockdown. Read on!

What's better than spending your free time in the company of good books? This World Book Day, utilise your time to rearrange your home library and decorate it too with souvenirs, fairy lights or just some indoor plants. You can arrange your bookshelf in various ways-- genre-wise, favourite books, alphabetically, or as per your favourite authors-- depending on whatever works best for you.

Since bookstores are closed and some people prefer physical copies over digital formats this World Book Day, help your family or neighbours by recommending and lending them some of your books. Afterall, happiness when shared, is doubled. Moreover, you'll have new people to discuss your favourite books and authors with.

Since you can't go out and meet your book club friends in person, you can set up an online date with them. Having meaningful conversations with fellow bibliophiles will surely uplift your mood and it's also a great way to celebrate World Book Day. Or you can just call your friends and talk about books and authors with them.

While we are maintaining social distance and self-isolation, we don't really have to disconnect with the world to do so. So go online and post about your favourite books, the most recent novels you read or your current reads on social media. You might inspire your friends to read your favourite books or maybe you'll get a good book recommendation in return.

Pickup a childhood favourite book and re-read it to remind yourself how you discovered the magic of reading. Children's books have a certain charm to them and reading your old favourites will bring back some beautiful memories.

If you like reading fantasy novels then there's a huge variety of fan-fictions available to read online. Some of these are not just engaging and enriching but they'll also give you new perspectives about your favourite characters and series.

Some readers like to use apps to track books they have read or would like to read. But if you aren't that tech-savvy, then you can try journaling the books you have read, what you felt while reading them or your favourite lines from novels in a diary. Maintaining a book dairy is a personal and endearing experience for many bibliophiles.

Make this World Book Day special by attempting to write a story, if you haven't already. Afterall, great writers are also avid readers. Writing is also considered to be therapeutic and it will help you connect with your feelings, thoughts and emotions thus helping you rediscover yourself.