2016
has many special dates, anniversaries, and honorary moments that should be
celebrated, especially when it comes to those related to books. How will you
make the most of these days? Beware of them, tell others, participate in events
that support them, and use them, when possible, as a marketing or publicity
hook for your book when contacting the news media.
January
Braille
Literary Month
Book
Blitz Month
January
16 – Book Publishers Day
January
22 – National Reading Day
January
24 – National Readathon Day
Last
full week in Janaury – Celebrity Read a Book Week
Third
full week in January – National Book Week
February
Library
Lovers Month
February
14 – International Book Giving Day
February
23 – Printed Book Day
February
24 – World Read Aloud Day
March
March
2 – Read Across America Day/Dr. Suess Day
March
10 – Freedom of Information Day
March
20 – World Storytelling Day
March
21 – World Poetry Day
March
24 – World Read Aloud Day
March
28 – Children’s Picture Book Day
April
National
Poetry Month
School
Library Month
DEAR
– Drop Everything and Read Month
April
2 – International Children’s Book Day
April
2 – Hans Christian Anderson’s Birthday
April
3 – DIA/Children’s Day /Book Day
April
12 – National Drop Everything and Read Day
April
12 – National Library Workers Day
April
13 – National Book Mobile Day
April
22 – Instant Book Day
April
23 – Shakespeare’s Death 400 Years Ago
April
23 -- Copyright Day
April
24 – Sunday closest to April 23rd -- World Book Day
April
30 – Independent Book Store Day
May
Get
Caught Reading Month
May
2-3 – National Library Legislature Day
May
2-6 – Virtual Library Legislature Day
May
2-8 – Screen-Free Week
May
2-8 – Children’s Book Week
May
21 – National Readathon Day
First
Wednesday in May – Book Buddy Day
Week
of Mother’s Day – National Feminist Bookstore Day
June
Audio
Awareness Month
GLBT
Book Month
June
11 – Dirty Book Day
June
19 – Mass Market paperback day
Week
of June 19 – National Black Bookstore Week
July
July
30 Paperback Book Day
July
3rd – 4th 5th of July – National Independent
Book Store Week
August
August
2 – National Coloring Book Day
August
9 – National Book Lovers Day
September
Library
Card Sign up Month
September
8 – International Literacy Day
September
17 – Bestselling Books Day
September
24 – National Book Festival
September
25 – National Comic Book Day
September
25 – Banned Books Week
September
23-29 – Family Literacy Week
October
National
Reading Group Month
National
Book Month
First
Full Week in October – Great Books Week
October
1 – National Book Day
October
5 – World Teachers Day
October
6 – Dictionary Day/Noah Webster’s Birthday
October
9-15 -- Teen Read Week
November
National
Book Month
Picture
Book Month
National
Family Literacy Month
National
Novel Writing Month
November
1 – National Family Literacy Day
November
5 – Book Editors Day
November
8 – National Young Readers Day
November
30 – Steal This Book Day
December
Read
A New Book Month
2016 Book Marketing & Book Publicity Toolkit
Brian Feinblum’s views, opinions, and ideas expressed in this blog are his alone and not that of his employer. You can follow him on Twitter @theprexpert and email him at brianfeinblum@gmail.com. He feels more important when discussed in the third-person. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog © 2016
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