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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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Dishonor List Day, (US/CA)(1976): January...
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EM Forster Day (1879): January 1
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EM Forster was born on January 1, 1879 and lived until June 7, 1970. The English author is best known for his novels: Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), Room with a View (1908)...
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 whom have passed on or donated their works to the creative commons. Public domain work...
January
Kakizome (JP): January 2
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The Japanese have a tradition every new year, one that greats 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...
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 in 1920. An American author and professor of biochemistry at the Boston Univers...
January
J.R.R. 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 universally accepted as the father of modern fantasy literature. The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillio...
January
Trivia Day: January 4
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Trivia Day was created by Robert I Birch, of Pun Corps, a holiday inventing company that uses numerology. For instance, Trivia Day is January 4 each year the T and R of 'Trivia' stand for the numbers 1 an...
January
Screenwriters Day, Ntl.: January 5
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If you live in Los Angeles, you know the joke: Everyone has either a business plan or screenplay in their back pocket. Screenwriters create the films and television programs we've come to love. National S...
January
Poetry at Work Day: January 11
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Poetry at Work Day seeks to promote creativity in the office and spread a little culture and cheer post holidays. Celebrating is as simple as posting your favorite poem on the wall, or leaving a copy in t...
January
Dragon, Appreciate A Dragon Day: January 1...
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Appreciate a Dragon Day or Dragon Day celebrates they mythical creatures called dragons. This event was created by children's author Donita K Paul to promote reading among children.
January
Thesaurus Day (1779): January 18
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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
ALA Youth Media Awards: January 24
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Mulberry Street (1937): January 24
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Burns Night Supper (UK) (1759): January 25
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Library Selfie Day: January 26
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Selfies are self-portraits taken with a cell phone, something quite difficult to do prior to 2008. It is inevitable then, that organizations would eventually tap into this trend and find ways to celebrate...
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Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement: January...
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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 family. By reading to children and engaging in fun literary activities, parents keep th...
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Multicultural Children's Book Day: January...
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Puzzle Day, Ntl. (UK)(1767): January 29
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