Writing and book holidays observed in August, as summer winds down. Every literary celebration, author day, and reading observance falling in August, each marked with an essay.
AugustLovecraft sold to pulp magazines for a fraction of a cent per word and died at forty-six in poverty, having invented the only genuinely new horror idea of the twentieth century. He was also a racist by the standards of…
AgingI have interviewed a great many people past retirement for books. Almost all of them apologized for not being interesting enough. They were wrong every single time.
AugustMary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at 18 and published it in 1818, often called the first real science fiction. The deepest thing about it: the monster was never the villain. A look at sympathy, creation, and responsibility.
AugustWorld Photography Day marks the 1839 gift of the daguerreotype to the world. With 980,000 pictures and counting, a photographer-writer reflects on what the camera's eye brings to the page.
AugustBradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, the book that hooked me for life. On his birthday, a look at the lyrical, humane science fiction that took hold of me and never let go.
AugustNational Cinema Day is a Saturday in late August with a few-dollar tickets nationwide. What the day is, why theaters created it, and how to make the most of it.
AugustEvery year on August 9th, book lovers celebrate the written word. Here's why this day matters, ten must-read books, and a nod to the writers behind the scenes.
AugustAugust 18 is Bad Poetry Day. Why writing badly on purpose is one of the best exercises a writer can do. Vogons welcome.
AugustA publisher of 20 coloring books on what makes them work, why adults need them, and how real dancers became line art.
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