PICK A BOOK GOES ONLINE DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS
With the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation across the globe, people have are confined to their homes with curfews imposed and lockdowns enacted. During these trying times when fear, panic and worry is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, Pick a Book decided to make do of the dire situation and continue to turn towards books and literature for some much needed respite from the general chaos.
With the government orders to stay at home, Pick a Book has turned to group video sessions to continue to focus our efforts on reading. This time, we had an exciting addition to our online reading sessions too. With PAB going global and initiating the book club sessions in India, our neighbors across the ocean have also joined us this time for our enlightening and interesting online reading sessions.
The first PAB session that was held online saw an impressive crowd of both locals and Indians and the second reading session surprised all of us when more people decided to join in. Among the many lessons this virus has taught us, one valuable lesson was how great the power books are and how the love for the written word can unite us even in the most testing of times.
The first online Pick a Book session was held last week where PAB member Shameena Pallie presented Paulo Coelho’s inspirational book ‘Warrior of the Light’ – a book that beguiled millions of readers around the world. The second PAB online reading session saw Zainab Yusuf present ‘Blink’ by Malcolm Gladwell.
Both PAB sessions were a huge hit and we were glad that despite the pandemic sweeping across the globe, reading brought us together.
Pick a Book will continue its online reading sessions until the situation across the country comes back to normal. In the meantime, stay safe, stay indoors, abide by the rules and take up reading – it’s truly one of the best things you can do during all those long hours you have at home. After all, what better way than books to explore the world, go on an adventure and inspire yourself while at home?
