Akpabli, Baryeh in Valentine book reading

The campaign to promote reading for pleasure among Ghanaians is set to get another  boost with  an innovative Valentine Book Reading event scheduled for  Saturday,  February 14 at the Coconut Grove Hotel in Accra.

Dubbed ‘Love a Book This Valentine,’ the special book reading event  offers couples and patrons a lively evening of reading pleasure in a romantic ambience.

‘Love a Book This Valentine’ will be on between between 4.00pm and 7.00pm. It will involve  six rounds of reading from the works of two accomplished Ghanaian authors: Kofi Akpabli, a travel journalist and CNN award-winning writer and Empi Baryeh, a multi-cultural romance novelist. 

The two authors will also autograph copies of their books to be bought at the function.

Kofi Akpabli will read excerpts from his books, ‘Romancing Ghanaland’ and ‘Tickling the Ghanaian’ while Empi Baryeh will entice the audience with passages from ‘Chancing Faith’ and ‘Most Eligible Bachelor.’ 

According to the writers, the event aims to diversify the social offerings available to mark Valentine’s Day and showcase to the public that a literary event can be a viable way of celebrating the lovers’ day. 

“We want to treat our fans to an enjoyable evening of reading to prove that reading can be a pleasurable activity for individuals and indeed, lovers,” the writers said.