Independent Bookstore Day
June 14, 2026
Independent Bookstore Day is the last Saturday in April. Why indie and used bookstores matter, why they are fading, and why one writer still seeks them out.
Category: Observances (Page 8)
ObservancesNaNoWriMo Is Gone. The November Writing Challenge Is Not
June 14, 2026
NaNoWriMo shut down, but the November writing challenge lives on. Why writing a book in a month works, and how to actually finish one this year.
ObservancesNational Nonfiction Day
June 14, 2026
National Nonfiction Day is the first Thursday in November. Why nonfiction matters, what makes it good, and why the best reason to write it is not sales.
ObservancesRead an E-Book Week
June 14, 2026
Read an E-Book Week is the first full week of March. The honest case for e-books, why you don't really own them, and how they compare to print you keep.
ObservancesWorld Book and Copyright Day
June 14, 2026
World Book and Copyright Day is April 23. It celebrates books and the copyright that protects them. What every author should know about the rights they own.
ObservancesDictionary Day
June 14, 2026
Dictionary Day is October 16. Why a misunderstood word corrupts everything you read, the value of looking words up, and what Weird Al's Word Crimes gets right.
ObservancesNational Authors Day
June 14, 2026
National Authors Day is November 1. One discouraging teacher, a long climb through ghostwriting, and why becoming an author is something you claim.
ObservancesNational Tolkien Reading Day
June 14, 2026
National Tolkien Reading Day is March 25. The boxed set I saved for, the boring opening I almost quit, the eagles plot hole, and what Tolkien taught me.
ObservancesInternational Children’s Book Day
June 14, 2026
International Children's Book Day is April 2. Why children's books are so hard to write, how young adult differs, and how one writer got his start.
ObservancesRead Across America Day
June 14, 2026
Read Across America Day is March 2. A lifelong reader on how books protected him as a child, how taste changes over a life, and why a book matters to a kid.
ObservancesNational Letter Writing Day
June 14, 2026
National Letter Writing Day is December 7. An honest take on the lost art of letters, why email counts too, and the craft hidden in greeting cards.
ObservancesAudiobook Appreciation Month
June 14, 2026
Audiobook Appreciation Month is June. How swapping useless screen time for audiobooks turns dead time into reading time, from a thousand-book collector.