ObservancesMemorial Day
Memorial Day is the last Monday in May. Why it honors those who served, including police and firefighters, and why their stories deserve to be recorded.
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ObservancesNational Movie Night
National Movie Night is the second Friday in June. The case for the at-home movie night, why physical media beats streaming, and how to build a movie night.
Writing HolidaysNational Life Writing Month
National Life Writing Month is November. Life writing is more than memoir: journals, essays, letters, and family history. How to start without a book.
Writing HolidaysNational Write Your Story Day
National Write Your Story Day is March 14. Why your story is worth recording, how to start when it feels impossible, and why the form can be anything.
Reading HolidaysRead an E-Book Week
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.
Book HolidaysIndependent Bookstore Day
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.
Book HolidaysInternational Children’s Book Day
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.
Writing Craft HolidaysDictionary Day
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.
Book HolidaysAudiobook Appreciation Month
Audiobook Appreciation Month is June. How swapping useless screen time for audiobooks turns dead time into reading time, from a thousand-book collector.
Writing Craft HolidaysNational Letter Writing Day
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.
Writing Craft HolidaysNational Haiku Poetry Day
National Haiku Poetry Day is April 17. An honest look at haiku from a writer who doesn't get it, what its fans see, and the one lesson any writer can use.
Reading HolidaysWorld Read Aloud Day
World 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.