For the fifth year in a row, Amazon Publishing is celebrating the international literary holiday World Book Day by offering readers a curated selection of 10 stories from around the globe available to download and keep—for free. The event runs through 11:59 p.m. PST April 27.
Since 2018, Amazon Publishing has participated in the international celebration of reading with a free ebook giveaway for World Book Day. In the past four years, we have given away more than 5.5 million free Kindle books to more than 1.2 million unique readers in at least 190 countries and territories, as part of our ongoing effort to promote diversity in storytelling and connect people through reading despite differences in language, country, or culture.
This year’s selection of 10 titles includes books from Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Since 2018, Amazon Publishing World Book Day giveaways have featured 47 books from 28 countries, covering every continent but Antarctica.
The curated selection includes books to satisfy every reader, from psychological thrillers and high fantasy to inspiring memoirs, heartwarming LGBTQ romance, and sweeping historical fiction. There’s also a translated picture book from Amazon Crossing Kids to help expand the perspectives of even the youngest readers.
Following the event, Amazon customers can continue to discover books from around the world on a monthly basis through the Amazon First Reads program, which gives Prime members exclusive access to books before they publish.
Below is the complete list of titles and countries included in the 2022 giveaway. Learn more and download your free books today at amazon.com/WorldBookDay.

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"The Puma Years" (Bolivia)

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"The Puma Years" (Bolivia)
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"The Ardent Swarm" (Tunisia)
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North to Paradise (Ghana)
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Where the Desert Meets the Sea (Israel)
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An Eye for an Eye (England)
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The Other Man (India)
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The Easy Life in Kamusari (Japan)
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Mother Dear (Netherlands)
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To the Sky Kingdom (China)
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The Caiman (children’s picture book, Venezuela)
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"The Puma Years" (Bolivia)

By Laura Coleman
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The cover art for the book "The Puma Years"
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"The Ardent Swarm" (Tunisia)

By Yamen Manai, translated by Lara Vergnaud
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The cover are for The Ardent Swarm on Amazon
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North to Paradise (Ghana)

By Ousman Umar, translated by Kevin Gerry Dunn
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The cover art for the book "North to Paradise"
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Where the Desert Meets the Sea (Israel)

By Werner Sonne, translated by Steve Anderson
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The cover art for the book "Where the desert meets the sea"
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An Eye for an Eye (England)

By Carol Wyer
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Cover art for the book "An eye for an eye Amazon"
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The Other Man (India)

By Farhad J. Dadyburjor
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Cover art for the book "The Other Man"
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The Easy Life in Kamusari (Japan)

By Shion Miura, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter
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Cover art for the book "The easy life in kamusari"
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Mother Dear (Netherlands)

By Nova Lee Maier, translated by Jozef van der Voort
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The cover art for the book "Mother Dear"
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To the Sky Kingdom (China)

By Tang Qi, translated by Poppy Toland
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Cover art for the book "To The Sky Kingdom"
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The Caiman (children’s picture book, Venezuela)

By María Eugenia Manrique and illustrated by Ramón París, translated by Amy Brill
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The cover art for the book "The Caiman"

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