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Book lovers flock to hear Trafalgar Square readings

by Ben Quinn

Authors including Alan Bennett, DBC Pierre and Margaret Atwood defy chill to celebrate World Book Night"I'm too cold to turn the page over," drawled Alan Bennett in his familiar Yorkshire vowels, sending ripples of laughter through the several thousand-strong crowd in Trafalgar Square.Moments before, a hush had descended on the normally bustling London landmark as he began reading from his family memoir: A Life Like …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:21pm on March 4, 2011