Writing and book holidays observed in December, as the year closes. Every literary celebration, author day, and reading observance falling in December, each marked with an essay.
DecemberDune: Part Three lands December 18, 2026, adapting Dune Messiah and closing Villeneuve's trilogy. A ranking of every Dune adaptation, and a look at what makes Herbert's monumental source so hard to film.
DecemberClarke gave us 2001, Childhood's End, and Rendezvous with Rama, and he conceived the communications satellite before it existed. One of the Big Three, and a master of hard science married to genuine wonder.
DecemberMovie Theatre Day is April 23. The honest case for the movie theater, why streaming is killing it, and what still makes the big screen worth the ticket.
DecemberNational Short Film Day is December 21. Why short films matter, what the form teaches about compression, and why writers should study storytelling in miniature.
DecemberNew Year's Eve is December 31. Why the backward look matters more than the countdown, and how a writer should close out a year before the new one starts.
DecemberNational 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.
DecemberHow a 113-book author uses the 24 days before Christmas as a creative advent calendar, why Christmas Day is for reflection not production.
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