Hello and welcome to all of my fellow writers, authors, bibliophiles, and book dragons! If you’re someone who enjoys celebrating book-themed holidays throughout the year, then this article is for you.
I’ve compiled a list of literary holidays for readers, writers, poets, librarians, teachers, and grammar lovers so you can make sure you don’t miss out on any book holidays. Growing this list every year has become a tradition for me. This article is updated for 2026 with even more bookish holidays that have been added to last year’s list. Mark your calendar with your favorites!
Below is a month-by-month list of 2026 book holidays…
JANUARY 2025
National Book Blitz Month
National Braille Literacy Month
January 1: New Year’s Dishonor List Day | International Public Domain Day | Copyright Law Day
January 2: National Science Fiction Day
January 3: J.R.R. Tolkien Day
January 9: National Word Nerd Day
January 11-17: Universal Letter Writing Week (Second full week of January)
January 13: Poetry at Work Day (Second Tuesday of January)
January 16: Book Publishers Day
January 18: National Thesaurus Day | Winnie the Pooh Day (author A. A. Milne‘s birthday)
January 23: National Handwriting Day
January 25: Burns Supper (poet Robert Burns‘s birthday) | Library Shelfie Day (fourth Wednesday of January)
January 30 – February 7: National Storytelling Week
FEBRUARY 2025
National Library Lovers Month
African American Read-In
February 1: Robinson Crusoe Day
February 1-8: Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week (First week of February)
February 4: World Read Aloud Day (First Wednesday of February
February 7: Take Your Child to the Library Day
February 9: Read in the Bathtub Day
February 8-14: Freelance Writers Appreciation Week (Second full week of February)
February 14: International Book-Giving Day | Library Lovers Day | Read to Your Child Day
February 20: Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
February 26: Tell a Fairy Tale Day
MARCH 2025
National Reading Month
National Small Press Month
National March into Literacy Month
Gardening, Nature, and Ecology Books Month
March 1-7: National Ghostwriters Week | Read an Ebook Week | Return Borrowed Books Week
March 1-9: Jewish Book Week
March 2: National Read Across America Day
March 4: National Grammar Day
March 14: National Write Your Story Day
March 15-21: World Folktales & Fables Week
March 16: National Freedom of Information Day
March 19: International Read to Me Day
March 20: World Storytelling Day | Bibliomania Day
March 21: World Poetry Day
March 21-27: Shakespeare Week
March 25: Tolkien Reading Day
March 30: National Pencil Day
APRIL 2025
National Poetry Month
National Literature Month
School Library Month
April 1: Edible Book Day | Reading is Funny Day | Library Snap Shot Day
April 2: Children’s Picture Book Day
April 4: School Librarian Day
April 9: Support Teen Literature Day
April 10: Encourage a Young Writer Day
April 12: D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day
April 12-18: Hate Week (inspired by the 1984 dystopian novel by George Orwell)
April 13: National Scrabble Day
April 14: Donate a Book Day
April 15: World Art Day | Rubber Eraser Day
April 16: National Librarian Day | Celebrate Teen Literature Day (Thursday of the second full week in April)
April 17: International Haiku Poetry Day
April 18: National Columnists’ Day
April 19-25: National Library Week
April 20-24: Preservation Week
April 21: Thank You for Libraries Day | National Library Workers Day (Tuesday of National Library Week)
April 22: National Library Outreach Day (Wednesday of National Library Week — formerly National Bookmobile Day)
April 23: Shakespeare Day | Talk Like Shakespeare Day | World Book and Copyright Day | World Book Day | World Book Night | National Poem in Your Pocket Day (Last Thursday in April)
April 25: Independent Bookstore Day
April 27: National Tell a Story Day
April 28: Great Poetry Reading Day
April 29: World Stationery Day
MAY 2025
Short Story Month
Share a Story Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Latino Books Month
May 1: Mother Goose Day
May 2: National Scrapbook Day | Free Comic Book Day (First Saturday of May) | International Harry Potter Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts)
May 3: World Press Freedom Day
May 4-10: Children’s Book Week
May 5: National Cartoonists Day
May 7: Make a Book Day (first Thursday of May)
May 9: Peter Pan Day
May 12: National Limerick Day
May 12-18: National Stationery Week
May 14: International Dylan Thomas Day
May 16: National Biographer’s Day
May 22: Sherlock Holmes Day
May 25: Towel Day (in honor of author Douglas Adams)
May 26: World Dracula Day
May 31: National Speak in Complete Sentences Day
JUNE 2025
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Rainbow Book Month
June 10: National Ball Point Pen Day
June 16: Bloomsday (in honor of writer James Joyce)
June 19: National Garfield the Cat Day
June 23: National Typewriter Day
JULY 2025
Read an Almanac Month
July 4: Alice in Wonderland Day
July 22: Lion’s Share Day
July 30: Paperback Book Day
AUGUST 2025
August 2: National Coloring Book Day
August 9: National Book Lovers Day
August 14: Love Your Bookshop Day
August 18: Bad Poetry Day
August 21: Poet’s Day
August 25: National Hug a Librarian Day
August 30: Frankenstein Day (author Mary Shelley‘s birthday)
August 31: We Love Memoirs Day
SEPTEMBER 2025
Read a New Book Month
National Library Card Signup Month
Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month
National Literacy Month
September 6: National Read a Book Day
September 7: International Buy a Book Day
September 8: International Literacy Day | World Ampersand Day
September 11: Libraries Remember Day
September 13: Roald Dahl Day | National Twilighters Day
September 18: Read an Ebook Day
September 13-19: National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
September 22: Hobbit Day | Dear Diary Day
September 24: National Punctuation Day
September 25: National Comic Book Day
OCTOBER 2025
National Book Month
National Cookbook Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Reading Group Month
Church Library Month
October 1: National Poetry Day
October 3: Bookshop Day
October 4-10: Banned Books Week | National Newspaper Week (First full week of October) | Mystery Series Week (First full week of October)
October 6: Mad Hatter Day
October 8: International Newspaper Carrier Day
October 11: Myths and Legends Day
October 12: Cookbook Launch Day | National Freethought Day
October 16: Dictionary Day
October 17: Black Poetry Day
October 18-24: Friends of Libraries Week (Third full week of October)
October 20: National Day on Writing
October 21: Celebration of the Mind Day
October 30: Frankenstein Friday (Last Friday in October)
October 31: Books for Treats Day
NOVEMBER 2025
National Non-Fiction November
National Family Literacy Month
National Life Writing Month
International Games Month
Picture Book Month
November 1: National Author’s Day | National Family Literacy Day
November 7-13: National Book Award Week | International Games Week
November 9-13 National Young Readers Week | World Nursery Rhyme Week
November 10: Young Readers Day (Second Tuesday of November)
November 12: National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
November 15: I Love to Write Day
November 15-21: National Bible Week
November 18: High Five a Librarian Day
November 17-23: Book Week (Scotland)
DECEMBER 2025
Read a New Book Month (also September)
Spiritual Literacy Month
December 7: Letter Writing Day
December 10: Dewey Decimal System Day
December 21: Crossword Puzzle Day | National Short Story Day (on the winter solstice) | Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day (from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne)
December 24: Jolabokaflod, also known as the Christmas or Yule Book Flood (Iceland)
December 25: A’phabet Day or No L Day (Pun Day — “No L” = Noel… get it?)
Did I miss any book-related holidays? Let me know in the comments and I will consider adding them to the list!
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