Book Fairies of Switzerland

"Lana paused, searching for a solution. If only that chattering water would shut up and let her concentrate..."

The Book Fairies are excited to celebrate a new book from Ben Miller - we are hiding copies of The Night We Got Stuck In A Story all around the UK today! One of our book fairies is off on their travels so THIS one escaped and made its way to Lake Geneva!

About the book:

Climb into the adventure of your dreams in the next classic adventure from bestselling author, Ben Miller - out now!

Lana and Harrison are staying with their grandparents, when they discover their favourite tree to play in is under threat. That night, a magical golden thread leads them up through the hollow of the tree into a storybook land, where wind and rain rage and a fearsome beast terrifies all who live there.

When Harrison is kidnapped by the evil Spider Queen, Lana must do whatever it takes to find him, save the villagers and restore the balance of the storybook world, before the night is out.

A breathtaking journey through magical worlds for all the family, featuring Lana and Harrison, the adventure-loving siblings from the bestselling The Day I Fell into a Fairytale, from master storyteller, Ben Miller.

Introducing ! We want YOU to get involved at the end of this month...

For the final day of and we are celebrating secondhand books! Let's show the world that a HUGE part of the enjoyment of reading is sharing - sharing books you've read and want to recommend. If you haven't enjoyed a book, that's ok too - there will be someone out there who's thrilled to find it beautifully wrapped up waiting for them!

So what are you waiting for? Start gathering a few books that you've read and are happy to share, and save them for Sunday 31st July...

Use to show us which books you're preparing to hide! We cannot wait to see all the wonderful books popping up around the world - what a great, global team of book fairies we have!

Im alten botanischen Garten in Zürich wartet ein besonderes auf einen besonderen Finder.

In the old botanical gardens in Zurich, a special is waiting for a special finder.

One of the Swiss book fairies has been listening to A Dutiful Boy by

A coming of age memoir about growing up q***r in a strict Muslim household.

Mohsin grew up in a poor pocket of east London, in a devout shia Muslim community. His family were close-knit and religiously conservative. From a young age, Mohsin felt different but in a home where being gay was inconceivable he also felt very alone.

Outside of home Mohsin went to a failing inner city school where gang violence was a fact of life. As he grew up life didn't seem to offer teenage Mohsin any choices: he was disenfranchised from opportunity and isolated from his family as a closet gay Muslim.

But Mohsin had incredible drive and became the first person from his school to go to Oxford University. At university came the newfound freedom to become the man his parents never wanted him to be. But when he was confronted by his father and a witch doctor invited to 'cure' him Mohsin had to make a difficult choice.

Mohsin's story takes harrowing turns but it is full of life and humour, and, ultimately, it is an inspiring story about breaking through life's barriers.

A busy morning dropping books around Zurich for our 5th birthday and

For the past year, a whole bunch of bookfairies around the world have been collaborating and reading classic loved stories aloud for everyone to enjoy!

To listen to our stories, head over To our channel using the link :
https://youtube.com/channel/UCQUG0au6H5GCPC4gp9b1OYg

Or, for each individual playlist, use the links below!

Matilda : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9WOOWOi8PdWYQgLE21Vyswp

The secret garden : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9VqXDWknVICBet-OKQ1d64y

Black beauty: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9UB84vaAkCoiqnkhCqKkJqB

The wind in the willows: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9WvtHxt_yROi9YMaN-1OEH0

The witches: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9X01lmvkkiTKOsirCyMkkDj

The christmasaurus: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9UPpFIWeaOvznl5iNSl3xXw

Anne of green gables: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9XYGHuej_NgA8qJtMlJrP_B

Little women : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9WtbY0ug5F6pol7zCsAnBmg

Treasure island : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9VpVlZh1t7Ddt1xQtm5fwVu

Peter Pan : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eshYpntH9Xh3CBqhW1LuTWL4CXFL4wS

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With thanks to Saqi publishers for providing free ebooks until tomorrowto help raise awareness of what’s going on in Palestine.
It’s very generous of them to share these ebooks to help raise awareness 💚

Reading Palestine - Free eBooks until 17 May

Read some own voice literature this neurodiversity week by Naoki Higashida 💚

We met up with Alnaaze Nathoo, coauthor of 50 Amazing Swiss Women to hide a few copies of this awesome book in Zurich today!
Did you find a copy?

Thank you for your support in our sharing of marginalised voices this International Women's Day.

To finish off the day we wanted to share this collection of amazing books which highlight a variety of voices. Women through history, Immigrant Women, Black Women, Muslim Women, and of course, SWISS WOMEN!

This International Women's Day we wanted to help lift marginalised voices.

What Latino books or authors would you shout about for IWD?

This International Women's Day we wanted to help lift marginalised voices.

Have you read any of these books by disabled , and or neurodivergent authors? If not, what books have you recently picked up that feature authentic female physically/neurologically diverse voices?