October

• 1-31 – National Book Month
• 3 – National Poetry Day
• 5 – David Shannon’s, Neil de Grasse Tyson’s Birthday
• 8 – R.L. Stine’s Birthday
• 11 – Myth and Legends Day
• 16 – Oscar Wilde’s Birthday, Dictionary Day
• 17 – Black Poetry Day
• 19 – Philip Pullman’s Birthday
• 21 – Ursula K. Le Guin’s Birthday
• 24 – Ted Dekker’s Birthday
• 26 – Steven Kellogg’s Birthday
• 29 – Lee Child’s Birthday
• 31 – Halloween