“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
Image: Dave Granlund
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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
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Good Morning
Oh God, help us
To be generous in our opinions of others,
To be considerate of all we meet,
To be patient with those with whom we work,
To be faithful to every trust,
To be courageous in the face of danger,
To be humble in all our living,
To be prayerful every hour of the day,
To be joyous in all life’s experiences,
And to be dependent upon me,
For strength in facing life’s uncertainties.
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Every “Banned Books Week” because it highlights the ongoing fight against censorship. But it’s become especially critical in recent years in what has generally been considered the world’s most powerful democracy. Under our current leadership, we’re heading towards authoritarianism, and the number of book bans across the U.S. has increased and intensified.
The hysteria won’t stop – certainly not as long as we have right-wing extremists in the White House and both houses of Congress. Just remember: no one has the right to determine what’s appropriate for others to read! That’s counterintuitive to the First Amendment to the Constitution and won’t succeed. It will only drive readership underground and ultimately lead to anarchy.
Authors Guild Censorship Tracker: Monitoring Threats to Free Speech and Authors’ Rights
PEN America: Banned Books List 2025
PEN America: The Normalization of Book Banning
Keep writing and keep fighting!
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Events in the month of October for writers and readers
National Book Month
National Reading Group Month
“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change – this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.”
Image: John Darkow
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Events in the month of September for writers and readers
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
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Events in the month of August for writers and readers
Family Fun Month
Happiness Happens Month
Romance Awareness Month
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“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like me, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
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Chief Writing Wolf 