Books capture human nature in a unique way. Every year on April 23, book lovers around the world celebrate World Book Day. It is the day that the great British writer Shakespeare and the famous Spanish literary master Cervantes passed away. It is also the birthday of many famous deceased writers. In 1995, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated April 23 as "World Book and Copyright Day" to draw global attention to the development of reading, publishing and intellectual rights. The independent international news media "Global People Daily News" specially produced the online program " Venturing In Between The Lines", which was shared by book lovers around the world such as readers, authors, publishers and lawyers who focus on intellectual copyright, how they understand the world and reflect on life through reading and how to maintain copyright.
Canada's Carl McKay stated, DUDE, YOU’RE A DAD! The book made him adapt to life as a full-time parent, and inspired him as a parent to learn to speak in a soft voice and know when to speak in a deep tone.
Do you want to learn how Turkish people lived in Anatolia, the cradle of civilization? R. Aylin SERINPINAR owns an antique shop in Turkey. She recommends the book İnce Memed by Yaşar Kemal. The book details Turkish rural life, traditions, customs and culture. It is well worth reading.
Ameen Basha is a cardiac surgery resident trainee at the University of Calgary Libin Cardiovascular Institute in Canada. One of his favorite books is Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. This book tells the story of a sailor who goes to Africa in search of fortune during the colonial period, only to find out that the European colonists had done a lot of bad things to the local people. This book allows him to redefine "civilization and uncivilization" and get rid of the framework of civilization's enlightenment. You and I are all "human beings".
Finnish writer Emilia Suviala, recommends the book A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN written by George Saunders as a reader. The subtitle is " IN WHICH FOUR RUSSIANS GIVE A MASTER CLASS ON WRITING, READING AND LIFE". She said that this book shows the complexity of human nature, as well as the difficulty of loving and being loved. She strongly recommends this book, not only to improve writing and reading skills, but also to help understanding of life.
Publishing a book is like creating a new life. Zhang Shuzhen from Taiwan shared nearly 30 years of publishing experience. She has witnessed newspapers impacted by the Internet, books challenged by digital content, and is now faced with the latest AI/ChatGPT that may make the publishing house's disappearance. She said that both industries and individuals must have the courage to face difficulties and self-reflection, find their own value in the tide, maximize their skills, cooperate with others, and innovate together.
According to Zhang Shuzhen, the publishing business appears to deal in books, but in fact it is trying to understand "people". Every book is a lens through which the author sees the world. While books are tangible, the underlying emotions they convey are not.
Maja Marcus, a Postdoc at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Germany recommended German writer Mariana Leky’s Was man von hier aus sehen kann (in German) This book, translated into English as What you can see from here, talks about life and how death is with us.
Ethan Powell, a graduate student in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health, introduces Moby-Dick as an enjoyable and thought-provoking romance about dying disguised as a technical guidebook.
Amy Peng is the daughter of Taiwanese begonia researcher Dr. Ching-I Peng. She shared how she rediscovered her father and dealt with the grief of her father's death through writing and publishing the book All for love: Endless Trekking in Search of Begonia.
Angela Stegmuller, a master of science student at the Harvard School of Public Health, Abang Ulrich Akwo, a volunteer from Cameroon, and Preeti Phutela from India, shared how they used books to overcome obstacles and alleviate suffering.
Naghmeh Rowhani, a Harvard University master's degree candidate in public health, finds Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet to be a source of inspiration, and particularly the text of the " Self-Knowledge" chapter.
Finally, Ann Chen, a licensed attorney in California, informed the audience that copyright gives authors the unique right to reproduce, share, adapt, display and perform creative works during a specified period of time. If you want to share any works or notions in the book, to safeguard and respect the rights of authors and creators, cite and tell readers the source, including the title of the book and the author's name.