Hunger Pains is a powerful and gripping story about obsession, control, and what happens when self‑improvement turns into self‑destruction. The book explores challenging themes including body image obsession, calorie control, suicide, and sexual content, and may not be suitable for all readers.

 

To help get books into people’s hands, we’ll be popping up in community spaces across the town. This includes visits to the Library Book Nooks at Inspire Sports Village and Lewsey Sports Park, as well as gifting books at Keech Hospice and through our colleagues at Total Wellbeing Luton. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages to see where we’ll be next.

 

World Book Night is all about encouraging adults who don’t regularly read—or who may not see themselves as ‘readers’—to give reading a go and discover the enjoyment it can bring.

 

This year’s World Book Night title is part of the Quick Reads collection: short books by bestselling authors, written in an accessible, easy‑to‑read style. Quick Reads are designed to boost reading skills, build confidence, and help adults enjoy reading at their own pace.

 

As part of the celebration, we’re also inviting everyone to make time for reading in whatever way works for them. That might be curling up with a book, joining a book group, listening to an audiobook, or sharing a bedtime story with children. Join the #ReadingHour from 7–8pm on World Book Night, 23 April.

 

Let’s get Luton reading together this World Book Night.