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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

October 1 – International Coffee Day; International Day of Older Persons; International Music Day
October 2 – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday; International Day of Non-Violence; National Poetry Day (Ireland and U.K.) ; World Smile Day
October 4 – World Animal Day
October 4-10 – World Space Week
October 5 – Robert Hutchings Goddard’s Birthday; World Teachers Day
October 5-11 – Banned Books Week
October 6 – Thor Heyerdahl’s Birthday; Mad Hatter Day
October 7 – Desmond Tutu’s Birthday
October 10 – World Against the Death Penalty; World Homeless Day; World Mental Health Day
October 11 – Myth and Legends Day
October 12 – World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 13 – International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 14 – E.E. Cummings’ Birthday; Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15 – Mario Puzo’s Birthday
October 15 – International Day of Rural Women
October 16 – Noah Webster’s Birthday; Dictionary Day; World Food Day
October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Day; World Trauma Day
October 19-25 – National Friends of Libraries Week
October 20 – National Day on Writing
October 21 – Alfred Nobel’s Birthday
October 23 – Michael Crichton’s Birthday
October 25 – Anne Tyler’s Birthday; International Artist Day; World Opera Day
October 27 – Dylan Thomas’ Birthday
October 28 – International Animation Day
October 29 – First Internet Message (1969); World Stroke Day
October 30 – Ezra Pound’s Birthday
October 31 – John Keats’ Birthday; Halloween

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