October 30, 2026 · 7:23 AM
Events in the month of November for writers and readers
Defeat Diabetes Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Memoir Writing Month
Native American Heritage Month
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
Picture Book Month
- November 1 – Author’s Day; Day of the Dead; World Vegan Day
- November 1-7 – National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (U.S.)
- November 2 – All Soul’s Day; International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists; Plan Your Epitaph Day
- November 9 – International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism; World Adoption Day; World Freedom Day
- November 9-13 – National Young Readers Week
- November 9-15 – International Children’s Book Week
- November 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
- November 11 – Veterans Day (U.S.)
- November 12 – World Pneumonia Day
- November 13 – World Kindness Day
- November 15 – Day of the Imprisoned Writer; I Love to Write Day
- November 16 – International Day for Tolerance
- November 18 – Margaret Atwood’s Birthday; High-Five a Librarian Day
- November 19 – International Men’s Day; World Philosophy Day
- November 21 – Voltaire’s Birthday
- November 24 – Thanksgiving (U.S.)
- November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- November 29 – Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday
- November 30 – International Computer Security Day
Famous November Birthdays
Other November Events
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October 12, 2026 · 12:27 AM
“By designating Indigenous Peoples’ Day a federal holiday, we take a small but important step toward recognizing the injustices in our nation’s history and uplifting the vibrant traditions, history, and culture of all Indigenous communities – an integral part of the cultural fabric of the United States.”
Rep. Norma Torres
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 4, 2026 · 12:06 AM
“We’re coming for the books. We ask that you do it on your own and remove these books.”
Dan Patrick, Texas Lieutenant Governor
PEN America: Banned Books List 2026
Keep writing and keep fighting!
September 28, 2026 · 11:09 PM
Events in the month of October for writers and readers
National Book Month
National Reading Group Month
Other Famous October Birthdays
Other October Events
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September 11, 2026 · 12:05 AM
September 7, 2026 · 9:16 AM
“I have pleaded (labor’s) case, not in the quavering tones of a feeble mendicant asking alms, but in the thundering voice of the captain of a mighty host, demanding the rights to which free men are entitled.”
John L. Lewis
History of Labor Day
August 29, 2026 · 3:01 PM
Events in the month of September for writers and readers
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
- September 1 – World Letter Writing Day
- September 4 – Richard Wright’s Birthday; World Sexual Health Day
- September 5 – International Day of Charity
- September 6 – Fight Procrastination Day; Read a Book Day
- September 7 – Labor Day (U.S.)
- September 8 – International Literacy Day; World Physiotherapy Day
- September 9 – International Day to Protect Education from Attack
- September 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
- September 11 – Patriot Day (U.S.)
- September 13 – Roald Dahl’s Birthday
- September 15 – Agatha Christie’s Birthday; Marco Polo’s Birthday; International Day of Democracy
- September 16 – International Day for Preservation of the Ozone; National Voter Registration Day (U.S.)
- September 18 – Read an E-book Day
- September 19 – International Coastal Cleanup Day
- September 19-October 4 – Oktoberfest
- September 20 – Upton Sinclair’s Birthday
- September 21 – Stephen King’s Birthday; International Day of Peace; World Gratitude Day
- September 22 – Dear Diary Day; International Hobbit Day; World Car-Free Day; World Rose Day
- September 23 – International Sign Language Day
- September 24 – F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Birthday; National Punctuation Day; World Maritime Day
- September 25 – National Comic Book Day; World Dream Day
- September 26 – T.S. Eliot’s Birthday; National Ghost Hunting Day
- September 28 – World Rivers Day
- September 29 – Miguel de Cervantes’ Birthday; International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste; National Coffee Day (U.S.); World Heart Day
- September 30 – Truman Capote’s Birthday; International Translation Day
Famous September Birthdays
Other September Events
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August 29, 2026 · 2:46 PM
“Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission. In the beginning, my hope was simply to inspire the children in my home county but here we are today with a worldwide program that gives a book a month to well over 3 million children.”
Dolly Parton
July 29, 2026 · 7:41 PM
Events in the month of August for writers and readers
Family Fun Month
Happiness Happens Month
Romance Awareness Month
- August 1 – Herman Melville’s Birthday; World Wide Web Day
- August 1-7 – International Clown Week
- August 2 – Psychic Day (U.S.)
- August 3-9 – International Dog Assistance Week; National Simplify Your Life Week (U.S.)
- August 4 – Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Birthday
- August 5 – Blogger Day
- August 6 – Farmworker Appreciation Day
- August 7 – International Beer Day; Purple Heart Day (U.S.)
- August 9 – Book Lovers Day
- August 10 – Vlogging Day; World Lion Day
- August 12 – International Youth Day; World Calligraphy Day; World Elephant Day
- August 13 – International Lefthanders Day; Women’s and Family Day
- August 14 – Danielle Steele’s Birthday; Love Your Bookshop Day; World Lizard Day
- August 15 – Chant at the Moon Day
- August 16 – International Homeless Animals Day; World Honey Bee Day
- August 18 – National Bad Poetry Day; World Breast Cancer Research Day
- August 19 – World Humanitarian Day; World Photo Day
- August 22 – International Day Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
- August 23 – European Day for Remembrance of Victims of Stalinism and Nazism; International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
- August 23-27 – World Water Week
- August 24 – Paulo Coelho’s Birthday; International Strange Music Day
- August 26 – International Dog Day
- August 28 – Leo Tolstoy’s Birthday
- August 29-33 – International Bat Night
- August 30 – Mary Shelley’s Birthday; International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances
- August 31 – International Day for People of African Descent; International Overdose Awareness Day; We Love Memoirs Day; World Distance Learning Day
Famous August Birthdays
Other August Events
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July 4, 2026 · 12:12 AM
“Where liberty dwells there is my country.”
Benjamin Franklin
