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Category: Books and Literature
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The books and literature category includes events related to books, writing, authorship, and the literary world. This includes famous authors, works of literature, textbooks, papers, theses, and libraries
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EM Forster Day (1879): January 1
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<h1>EM FORSTER DAY</h1><br>EM Forster was born on January 1, 1879, and lived until June 7, 1970. The English author is best known for his novels: <br><br>—Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), <br>—The Longe...
January
Family Literacy Day (CA): January 27
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Family Literacy Day in Canada focuses on parents and their role in improving reading and writing skills within their families. Parents keep their skills sharp by reading to children and engaging in fun li...
January
JRR Tolkien Day (1892): January 3
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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Tolkien is the father of modern fantasy literature. The professor's most famous works are the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and...
January
Kakizome (JP): January 2
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The Japanese have a tradition of greeting the change of calendar with Kakizome, or the first writing of the year in Japanese calligraphy. These can be poetry, words of wisdom, hopes, or dreams. The tradit...
January
Library Selfie Day: January 22
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Selfies are self-portraits taken with a cell phone, something quite difficult to do before 2008. Inevitably, organizations would eventually tap into this trend and find ways to celebrate and promote their...
January
Logic Day, World: January 14
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World Logic Day, celebrated annually on January 14, is a UNESCO-proclaimed observance that recognizes the universal value of logic through the contributions of philosophy and science. Its establishment ai...
January
Multicultural Children's Book Day: January...
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Multicultural Children's Book Day seeks to raise awareness of the diversity in children's literature, allowing all kids to see themselves in books. The Multicultural Children's Book Day mission is to put...
January
Poetry at Work Day: January 14
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Poetry at Work Day promotes creativity in the office. Celebrating is as simple as posting your favorite poem on the wall or leaving a copy in the lunch room. See the Tweetspeak website for ideas, poems...
January
Public Domain Day (1790): January 1
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Public Domain Day celebrates intellectual property such as copyrighted works by legendary authors and other creatives who have passed on or donated their artistry to the creative commons. Public domain wo...
January
Puzzle Day, Ntl. (UK)(1767): January 29
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National Puzzle Day in the United Kingdom and the United States celebrates brain teasers. It's an opportunity to test your wit at problem-solving intellectually or spatially. Riddles have been around f...
January
Science Fiction Day (1920): January 2
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International Science Fiction Day is celebrated annually on January 2, the birthday of science fiction author Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992). Asimov was a Russian-American author and pro...
January
Screenwriters Day, Ntl.: January 5
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If you live in Los Angeles, you know the joke: Everyone has a business plan or screenplay in their back pocket. Screenwriters create the films and television programs we've come to love. National Screenwr...
January
Thesaurus Day (1779): January 18
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Thesaurus Day in the United States celebrates the writer’s resource and invaluable tool of poets, the thesaurus. It occurs on the birthday of its creator in the English language, Peter Mark Roget (January...
January
Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement: January...
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Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement is a day for people to reach out and make a sincere, heartfelt connection with someone else. The holiday's name comes from 'Toad Hollow Country School,' a story written...
January
Trivia Day: January 4
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Robert I Birch of Pun Corps created Trivia Day using numerology. For instance, Trivia Day is January 4 annually. The T and R of trivia correspond to the numbers 1 and 4. The day is a testament to the in...
January
Winnie-the-Pooh Day (1882): January 18
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day marks the anniversary of Alan Alexander Milne's birth on January 18, 1882. He first wrote of Christopher Robin (his son and one of the characters in Winnie-the-Pooh) in the poem 'Vespe...
January
Tom Sawyer Days, Ntl.(US-MO): July 1-4
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Fence painting contests, 19th-century food, music, arts, crafts, and culture are just some of the things you'll discover at Hannibal, Missouri's Tom Sawyer Days Festival. Mark Twain's beloved characters c...
January
Kiswahili Language Day, World: July 7
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In the 1950s, the United Nations established the Kiswahili language unit of United Nations Radio. Today, Kiswahili is the only African language within the Directorate of Global Communications at the Unite...
January
Tanabata (JP): July 7*
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Tanabata, or the Star Festival, celebrates the meeting of the gods Orihime and Hikoboshi, which originated in China. Children take center stage, tying colorful ribbons adorned with poetry on bamboo branch...
January
Pen Power Day (1972): July 8
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Pen Power or Power of the Pen Day honors those throughout history who have chosen to wield a pen, camera, paintbrush, or music rather than a sword in fighting for human rights, equality, and causes. The d...
January
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