Holidays devoted to books and the joy of reading, marked with reflections from a lifelong reader and professional author. Reading built the writer; these days celebrate why.
Reading HolidaysGet Caught Reading Month has one simple idea: let people see you read. As reading becomes a private, invisible act, a case for making it visible again, for your own sake and for the culture of reading.
Reading HolidaysNational Reading Month is a time to celebrate reading for its own sake. So here's an honest confession from a writer: the handful of books I have read forty times, and what makes a book worth returning to.
Reading HolidaysNational Librarian Day is April 16. How a librarian's small kindness opened a child's world, and why librarians matter more than most people realize.
Reading HolidaysNational Science Fiction Day is January 2, Asimov's birthday. Why the genre matters more than its reputation suggests, and the books that hooked me for life.
Reading HolidaysNational Library Shelfie Day is the fourth Wednesday in January. Why your bookshelf is a portrait of your mind, and what taking it seriously reveals about you.
Reading HolidaysRead Your World Day falls in late January. Why books are how we practice being other people, and why that matters for kids and writers alike.
Reading HolidaysHate Week comes from Orwell's 1984. Why the novel stays relevant decade after decade, and what writers can learn from fiction that became a permanent warning.
Reading HolidaysWinnie the Pooh Day is January 18, A.A. Milne's birthday. Why the simple writing in Pooh is far harder to pull off than it looks. A craft lesson.
Reading HolidaysNational Family Literacy Day is November 1. Why reading to a child at home is the most powerful gift a parent can give, and why it costs almost nothing.
Reading HolidaysDrop Everything and Read Day is April 12. Why uninterrupted reading has become hard, and why stopping to read for pleasure matters more now than ever.
Reading HolidaysRead 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.
Reading HolidaysWorld Read Aloud Day is the first Wednesday in February. From bedtime stories to critique groups, why reading aloud is the best editing tool a writer has.
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