Literary Holidays | A Lookback Over the Past Year! June 12, 2025G. E. Gallas Since June 2024, we’ve been posting a list of Literary Holidays once a month, along with some memorable quotes and book recommendations. We thought this month would be a great opportunity to look back on some of our favorite Literary Holidays. George Orwell’s Birthday | June 25th, 1903 June 2024 Alexandre Dumas’s Birthday | July 24th, 1802 July 2024 Mary Shelley’s Birthday | August 30th, 1797 August 2024 Banned Book Week | September 22nd through 28th, 2024 September 2024 Oscar Wilde’s Birthday | October 16th, 1854 October 2024 Robert Louis Stevenson’s Birthday | November 13th, 1850 November 2024 Jolabokaflod | Icelandic Yule Book Flood | December 24th December 2024 Pride and Prejudice Publication Day | January 28th, 1813 January 2025 Charles Dickens’s Birthday | February 7th, 1812 February 2025 Read Across America Day | March 2nd March 2025 Independent Bookstore Day | April 26th April 2025 Arthur Conan Doyle’s Birthday | May 22nd, 1859 May 2025