Folkestone is a Library Meet the Author: A Home Education Event. Ann Morgan

Meet Ann, and her how she read a Book from Every Country.


Ann Morgan is an author and speaker based in Folkestone. Her first book, Reading the World, came out of a 2012 project to read a book from every country in a year (ayearofreadingtheworld.com).



How I Read a Book from Every Country' is a 45-minute, interactive presentation that tells the story of my journey through a book from every nation and the amazing people who helped me achieve my goal. Exploring issues such as how many countries there are, what it means to translate a book and how storytelling can bring us together, this event will enlarge students' worlds and imaginations, and get them fizzing with questions. Suitable for ages 6 upwards.



Following media coverage in more than 40 nations and a TED talk, the project became a lifelong endeavour. This sees Ann continuing to blog about international literature, and corresponding and collaborating with writers, readers and literary organisations around the world to champion the sharing of stories. Ann is also the author of two novels, international bestseller Beside Myself and Crossing Over. Her latest non-fiction book, Relearning to Read: Adventures in Not-Knowing (Renard Press, 2025), celebrates how embracing the things we don't understand can help us read ourselves and our world better.



Suitable for ages 6 upwards.