{"id":722,"date":"2026-02-26T11:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/?p=722"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:16:56","slug":"world-book-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/2026\/02\/26\/world-book-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"World Book Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World Book Day is an annual charity event, designed to help\u00a0encourage reading as well as remove barriers to this,\u00a0i.e. due to cost. This is particularly relevant since\u00a02<sup>nd<\/sup>\u20136<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March is also National Student Money Week. You\u00a0can find out more information about National Student Money Week and the financial support available to\u00a0you in\u00a0our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/2026\/02\/25\/national-student-money-week-2nd-6th-march-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous\u00a0blog post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 is also the National Year of Reading, so this year, in particular,&nbsp;we&nbsp;would love to encourage you to read some non-course related material whenever you have the time to. To&nbsp;assist&nbsp;with this, we have compiled a list of self-help and wellbeing books as recommended by our very own KMMS staff!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Happy Mind Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day by Dr Rangan Chatterjee<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended by Stephanie Green, Head of Operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe&#8217;s a GP and looks at wellbeing and health really holistically, has a great podcast (Feel&nbsp;Better,&nbsp;Live&nbsp;More) and is just&nbsp;brilliant!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image.png 333w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended by Harri Burton, Course Assistant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMore of a lengthy&nbsp;science based read. I found it&nbsp;very helpful, as there&#8217;s also worksheets that can be&nbsp;referred back&nbsp;to for \u2018poopy brain days\u2019 (my words).\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-1.png 316w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-1-186x300.png 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Atomic Habits by James Clear<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended by Phil Naylor, Student Support Officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVery clear and intuitive small (\u2018atomic\u2019) daily tweaks that are remarkably useful and not as overwhelming to implement as you might fear!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-2.png 330w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-2-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Mindfulness. A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Danny Penman<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended by the Student Life and Guidance team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis book helps to provide some simple yet powerful practices to apply to your day-to-day life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and&nbsp;exhaustion.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a copy of this book in the SLG room, which you can&nbsp;borrow during your breaks in the Pears building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-4.png 333w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-4-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended by Kathy Meresz, Curriculum Coordinator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can recommend this book so highly, not just for students, but really everyone.&nbsp;Basically&nbsp;it&nbsp;operates&nbsp;on the premise that life is short.&nbsp;&nbsp;Assuming we live to be eighty (if we are&nbsp;very lucky) then we have about four thousand weeks. The book explores how to make the most of it.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;brutally honest and realistic and I found it to be a really refreshing way to look at time management.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended by Phil Naylor, Student Support Officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn anti-productivity book with the message that we&nbsp;can&#8217;t&nbsp;do everything, so embrace your limitations and focus on what&nbsp;actually matters. Time is something to experience not to use.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-5.png 333w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-5-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig; Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended by Harri Burton, Course Assistant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese are a couple books I want to recommend, from the same author. They have&nbsp;really short&nbsp;paragraphs, and you can return to them whenever you need to.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this sounds interesting to you, then we have a copy of \u2018Reasons to Stay Alive\u2019 in the SLG room (next to reception in Pears), which you are more than welcome to borrow during your breaks in the Pears building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-3.png 384w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-3-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-6.png 372w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/student-life-and-guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/758\/2026\/02\/image-6-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading is a great tool to help improve your wellbeing, and these are just a few examples of some books which we believe you may find enjoyable. Kent also provides a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rl.talis.com\/3\/kent\/lists\/08EB537D-20E4-7CC4-3C89-6649BCC1FCD0.html?lang=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reading list<\/a>&nbsp;with a collection of wellbeing and&nbsp;self-help books that you may find interesting, many of which are available at the Templeman Library. If you have any recommendations, then please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cccu.sharepoint.com\/sites\/KMMSStudentPortal\/SitePages\/Student-Services.aspx#kmms-student-life-and-guidance-team-%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">let us know<\/a>! As&nbsp;we would love to hear them and read them too and potentially feature them in a future blog post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Book Day is an annual charity event, designed to help\u00a0encourage reading as well as remove barriers to this,\u00a0i.e. due to cost. 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