There
are many ways to promote a book to the news media, and one effective approach
is to tie the book’s subject matter or author to something in the news. Another tool is to, look ahead and identify any
holidays, honorary days, anniversaries, or special dates that you can link your
message to. What ties into your book?
Some
things are seasonal – summer beach reads, spring cleaning, holiday gifts, New
Year’s resolutions, June weddings, Memorial Day for military veterans and BBQ’s, etc. So what does the 2016 calendar look like for
you?
January
1
– New Year’s Day
3
– J.R.R. Tolkien Day
11
– Clean Off Your Desk Day
15
– Humanitarian Day
17
– Kid Inventors Day
18
– MLK Day
27
– Holocaust Day
29
– Fun At Work Day
February
2
– Ground Hog Day
4
– World Cancer Day
7
– 50th Super Bowl
8
– Chinese New Year
14
– Valentine’s Day
15
– President’s Day
18
– Drink Wine Day
29
– Leap Year Day
March
2
- Dr. Seuss Day/ Read Across America Day
3
- World Wildlife Day
4
- World Day of Prayer
17
– St. Patrick’s Day
21
– Poetry Day
23
– National Puppy Day
27
– Easter
April
1
– April’s Fool Day
2
– World Autism Day
4
– Passover
10
– End Child Sexual Abuse Day
14
– Dictionary Day
15
– Income Tax Day
22
– Earth Day
23
– Passover begins
28
– Take Your Kids to Work Day
29
– Arbor day
May
5
– Cinco de Mayo
8
– Mother’s Day
13
– Friday the 13th!
17
– Same Sex Marriage Day
18
– National Museum Day
20
– Endangered Species Day
30
– Memorial Day
June
5
– World Environment Day
14
– Flag Day
19
– Father’s Day
27
– PTSD Awareness Day
July
4
– Independence Day
14
– International Nude Day
16
– Ice Cream Day
August
2
– Coloring Book Day
6
– Hiroshima Day
9
– Nagasaki Day
13
– National Garage Sale Day
19
– World Humanitarian Day
28
– Go Topless Day
30
– National Grief Awareness Day
September
5
- Labor Day/ International
8
- International Literacy Day
11
- National Day of Service and Remembrance for 9/11
16
- Constitution Day
17
- Citizenship Day
24
- National Hunting and Fishing Day
October
2
- Islamic New Year/ Rosh Hashanah
5
– World Teacher’s Day
6
- American Libraries Day
10
- Columbus Day
18
- World Menopause Day
31
- Halloween
November
8
- Election Day
11
- Veteran’s Day
14
- World Diabetes Day
17
- Great American Smokeout Day
24
- Thanksgiving Day
25
- Black Friday
28
- Cyber Monday
December
4
- World Wildlife Conservation Day
7
- Pearl Harbor Day
20
- International Human Solidarity Day
28
- Endangered Species Act Day
31
- New Year’s Eve
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