Events in the month of December for writers and readers
Read a New Book Month (also September)
- December 1 – World AIDS Day
- December 7 – Letter Writing Day
- December 9 – John Milton’s Birthday
- December 10 – Dewey Decimal System Day; Emily Dickinson’s Birthday
- December 14 – Nostradamus’ Birthday
- December 16 – Jane Austen’s Birthday
- December 18 – Hanukah
- December 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day; National Short Story Day; Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere); Summer Solstice (Southern Hemisphere)
- December 24 – Christmas Eve; Jolabokaflod; Stephenie Meyer’s Birthday
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 26 – Boxing Day (Canada, U.K.); Kwanzaa
- December 30 – Rudyard Kipling’s Birthday
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve
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