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November 28, 2025 · 7:36 PM

December 2025 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of December for writers and readers

Read a New Book Month

  • December 1 – National Christmas Lights Day; World AIDS Day
  • December 2 – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
  • December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • December 4 – Wildlife Conservation Day
  • December 5 – Walt Disney’s Birthday; International Volunteer Day; World Soil Day
  • December 6 – Ira Gershwin’s Birthday; Joyce Kilmer’s Birthday
  • December 7 – International Civil Aviation Day; National Letter Writing Day
  • December 9 – John Milton’s Birthday; Christmas Card Day; International Anti-Corruption Day; International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide; National Llama Day
  • December 10 – Emily Dickinson’s Birthday; Dewey Decimal System Day; Human Rights Day; International Animal Rights Day; Nobel Prize Day
  • December 11 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Birthday; International Mountain Day; International UNICEF Day
  • December 12 – International Day of Neutrality; International Universal Health Coverage Day
  • December 13 – National Day of the Horse (U.S.)
  • December 14 – Nostradamus’ Birthday
  • December 14-22 – Hanukkah
  • December 15 – Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof’s Birthday; Bill of Rights Day (U.S.)
  • December 16 – Jane Austen’s Birthday; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Birthday; National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
  • December 17 – National Maple Syrup Day (U.S.); Wright Brothers Day (U.S.)
  • December 18 – International Migrants Day; National Twin Day (U.S.)
  • December 20 – International Human Solidarity Day
  • December 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day; Look on the Bright Side Day; National Short Story Day; Summer Solstice (Southern Hemisphere); Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)
  • December 22 – National Short Person Day
  • December 23 – Robert Bly’s Birthday; Harriet Monroe’s Birthday; National Roots Day
  • December 24 – Mary Higgins Clark’s Birthday; Jolabokaflod (Iceland)
  • December 25 – Christmas Day
  • December 26 – Boxing Day
  • December 26 – January 1 – Kwanzaa
  • December 27 – International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
  • December 28 – National Call a Friend Day; National Short Film Day
  • December 30 – National Bacon Day
  • December 31 – Henri Matisse’s Birthday; No Interruptions Day

Famous December Birthdays

Other December Events

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October 26, 2025 · 9:04 PM

November 2025 Literary Calendar

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 2 – All Soul’s Day; International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
  • November 3-9 – International Children’s Book Wee
  • November 6 – Plan Your Epitaph Day
  • November 9 – Book Lovers Day; International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism; World Adoption Day; World Freedom Day
  • November 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
  • November 10-14 – National Young Readers Week
  • 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
  • November 20 – World Philosophy Day
  • November 21 – Voltaire’s Birthday
  • November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
  • November 27 – Thanksgiving (U.S.)
  • November 29 – Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday
  • November 30 – International Computer Security Day

Famous November Birthdays

Other November Events

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October 5, 2025 · 10:09 AM

Banned Books Week 2025 – October 5-11

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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September 27, 2025 · 8:46 AM

October 2025 Literary Calendar

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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August 29, 2025 · 6:59 PM

September 2025 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of September for writers and readers

National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Suicide Prevention Month

World Alzheimer’s Month

  • September 1 – Labor Day (U.S.); 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 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 20 – Upton Sinclair’s Birthday; International Coastal Cleanup Day
  • September 20-October 5 – Oktoberfest
  • 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
  • September 25 – National Comic Book Day; World Dream Day; World Maritime Day
  • September 26 – T.S. Eliot’s Birthday
  • September 27 – 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 2, 2025 · 6:01 PM

August 2025 Literary Calendar

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 – International Beer Day
  • August 3 – International Friendship Day; Psychic Day (U.S.)
  • August 3-9 – International Dog Assistance Week
  • August 4 – Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Birthday
  • August 4-10 – National Simplify Your Life Week (U.S.)
  • August 5 – Blogger Day
  • August 6 – Farmworker Appreciation Day
  • August 7 – Purple Heart Day (U.S.)
  • August 9 – Book Lovers Day
  • August 10 – Vlogging Day; World Lion Day
  • August 12 – International Youth Day; Mountain Day (Japan); World Elephant Day
  • August 13 – International Lefthanders Day; Women’s and Family Day; World Calligraphy 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 24 – Paulo Coelho’s Birthday; International Strange Music Day
  • August 24-28 – World Water Week
  • August 26 – International Dog Day
  • August 28 – Leo Tolstoy’s Birthday
  • August 30 – Mary Shelley’s Birthday; International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances
  • August 30-31 – International Bat Night
  • 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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June 28, 2025 · 11:12 PM

July 2025 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of July for writers and readers

Good Care Month

National Anti-Boredom Month

National Blueberry Month

National Culinary Arts Month

National Lost Pet Prevention Month

National Picnic Month

Read an Almanac Month

Social Wellness Month

South Asian Heritage Month

Wild About Wildlife Month

  • July 1 – American Zoo Day (U.S.); Canada Day; International Joke Day
  • July 1-7 – Clean Beaches Week
  • July 2 – Freedom from Fear of Speaking Day; World UFO Day
  • July 3 – Air Conditioning Appreciation Day; International Plastic Bag Free Day
  • July 4 – U.S. Independence Day
  • July 6 – International Kissing Day
  • July 7 – Global Forgiveness Day; Tell the Truth Day; World Chocolate Day
  • July 8 – International Paramedics Day
  • July 11 – E.B. White’s Birthday; International Essential Oils Day; World Population Day
  • July 14 – Bastille Day (France)
  • July 17 – World Day for International Justice; World Emoji Day
  • July 18 – Nelson Mandela International Day; World Listening Day
  • July 20 – International Chess Day; Space Exploration Day (U.S.)
  • July 21 – Ernest Hemingway’s Birthday
  • July 22 – World Brain Day
  • July 24 – International Self-Care Day
  • July 25 – National Wine & Cheese Day (U.S.)
  • July 29 – International Tiger Day
  • July 30 – Paperback Book Day; World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
  • July 31 – J.K. Rowling’s Birthday

Famous July Birthdays

Other July Events

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May 28, 2025 · 2:39 PM

June 2025 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of June for writers and readers

Audiobook Appreciation Month

Black Lives Matter Month

Celibacy Awareness Month

Children’s Awareness Month

National Adopt a Cat Month

National Foster a Pet Month

National Men’s Health Month

National Oceans Month

Rainbow Book Month

  • June 1 – Cancer Survivors Day
  • June 2 – American Indian Citizenship Day; National Leave the Office Early Day
  • June 2-8 – National Week of the Ocean
  • June 3 – Love Conquers All Day
  • June 4 – Audacity to Hope Day; Hug Your Cat Day; Global Running Day; National Cheese Day
  • June 5 – World Environment Day
  • June 7 – World Caring Day
  • June 8 – Best Friends Day; International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos; National Children’s Day; Race Unity Day
  • June 9 – National No Apologies Period Day; National Sex Day
  • June 11 – Thank You Day; Wear Blue Day
  • June 12 – Anne Frank’s Birthday; National Red Rose Day; World Day Against Child Labor
  • June 14 – Monkey Around Day; World Blood Donor Day
  • June 15 – Father’s Day (U.S.); Nature Photography Day; World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
  • June 15-21 – National Forgiveness Week (U.S.)
  • June 16 – International Waterfall Day; World Sea Turtle Day
  • June 16-22 – Animal Rights Awareness Week (U.S.); Learning Disability Week; Universal Father’s Week
  • June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
  • June 18 – National Splurge Day
  • June 19 – Juneteenth (U.S.); National Watch Day; World Sauntering Day
  • June 21 – Andean New Year; Indigenous People’s Day (Canada); International Yoga Day; Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere); Winter Solstice (Southern Hemisphere); World Giraffe Day; World Humanist Day; World Music Day
  • June 22 – Octavia Butler’s Birthday; World Rainforest Day
  • June 23 – Let It Go Day; National Pink Day; National Typewriter Day
  • June 24 – International Fairy Day
  • June 25 – Eric Carle’s Birthday
  • June 26 – International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
  • June 27 – National Food Truck Day; National Safer Workplace Day (Canada; U.S.)
  • June 28 – Paul Bunyan Day (U.S.)
  • June 29 – International Day of the Tropics; International Fisherman’s Day
  • June 30 – International Asteroid Day

Famous June Birthdays

Other June Events

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April 28, 2025 · 5:49 PM

May 2025 Literary Calendar

Events in the month of May for writers and readers

American Cheese Month

Arthritis Awareness Month

Asian American and Pacific Islander Month (U.S.)

Be Kind to Animals Month

Better Sleep Month

Get Caught Reading Month

Indian Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

Labor History Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

Military Appreciation Month

National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month

National Anxiety Month

National Meditation Month

National Pet Month

Short Story Month

  • May 1 – Couple Appreciation Day; Global Love Day; May Day; Mother Goose Day; National Loyalty Day; Phone In Sick Day
  • May 2 – International Harry Potter Day
  • May 3 – National Space Day; World Press Freedom Day
  • May 4 – Free Comic Book Day (N. America); Greenery Day (Japan); National Day of Reason (U.S.)
  • May 4-10 – Red Cross Week
  • May 5 – Nellie Bly’s Birthday; Cinco de Mayo (México); National Cartoonists Day; National Silence the Shame About Mental Illness) Day; World Laughter Day
  • May 5-11 – Hurricane Preparedness Week (U.S.); National Pet Week (U.S.)
  • May 6 – Sigmund Freud’s Birthday
  • May 6-12 – Children’s Book Week; National Nurses Week (U.S.)
  • May 7 – Tchaikovsky’s Birthday; Poem on Your Pillow Day
  • May 8 – Peter Benchley’s Birthday
  • May 9 – J.M. Barrie’s Birthday; Europe Day; National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (U.S.); Peter Pan Day
  • May 11 – Irving Berlin’s Birthday; Martha Graham’s Birthday; Salvador Dali’s Birthday; Mother’s Day (U.S.)
  • May 12 – Limerick Day
  • May 13-19 – Dementia Awareness Week (U.K.)
  • May 16 – Love a Tree Day
  • May 19 – Nora Ephron’s Birthday
  • May 20 – Flower Day
  • May 22 – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Birthday; Sherlock Holmes Day
  • May 24 – Take a Road Trip Day
  • May 25 – Robert Ludlum’s Birthday
  • May 26 – Memorial Day (U.S.)
  • May 27 – Dashiell Hammett’s Birthday; Ian Fleming’s Birthday
  • May 30 – National Creativity Day
  • May 31 – Walt Whitman’s Birthday

Famous May Birthdays

Other May Events

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April 12, 2025 · 8:21 PM

Rapid Response Fund

As National Library Week 2025 comes to an end here in the U.S., I want to highlight Every Library’s “Rapid Response Fund”, a political action group for libraries.  As I’ve noted before, censorship is in full swing in a country that enshrined the concept of free speech into its constitution.  This could only happen with a right-wing autocrat like Donald Trump in the White House.  As writers and bloggers, we can’t afford to let this madness continue.  Please consider donating and as always – keep writing and keep fighting!

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