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NYC’s Trick or Streets Returns: A Safe Way to Celebrate Halloween

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Steven

If you live in a big city, you know how dangerous trick-or-treating can sometimes be, with dodging speeding cars and trucks while you’re trying to make the rounds of your favorite candy-giving haunts—even in the daytime! In 2022, New York … Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week 2025 Starts Tomorrow

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Steven

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored, or removed entirely from bookstores and library shelves. According to a recent American Library Association report, “The 2024 data … Continue reading →

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Happy Batman Day 2025!

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Steven

Held the 3rd Saturday in September since 2015, Batman Day is an annual celebration of one of DC Comics’ most iconic superheroes, the Darknight Detective who made his debut in Detective Comics #29 in 1939. Created by Bob Kane with … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Christmas in July 2025 with DriveThru’s Ebook Sale!

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Steven

Hark! The herald angels sing, “E-books! Discounted e-books here! Get ’em while they’re hot! And have a merry freakin’ Christmas—in July!” They sure can carry a tune, can’t they? Anyway, as you probably know if you’ve made a visit to … Continue reading →

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Happy Free RPG Day 2025!

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Steven

If you’re a fan of role-playing games, then you probably know that today is Free RPG Day. If you’re not, it’s an annual event that’s sort of the gaming equivalent of Free Comic Book Day, intended to drive traffic to … Continue reading →

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Happy International Tabletop Day 2025!

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Steven

Celebrated on the first Saturday in June, International Tabletop Day is an annual event celebrating tabletop and board games of all sorts, launched in 2013 by creator Boyan Radakovich and originally hosted on actress (and gamer) Felicia Day’s Geek & … Continue reading →

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It’s Children’s Book Week 2025 (Part 1)!

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Steven

Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of reading that actually runs for two weeks—one in the spring, and one in the fall. This week, of course, is the Spring Edition, with the theme of “An Ocean … Continue reading →

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Happy Free Comic Book Day 2025!

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Steven

Today is Free Comic Book Day around the world: that annual event celebrated on the first Saturday in May, and usually timed to coincide with the release of Marvel Studios’ latest movie—as is the case with yesterday’s debut of Thunderbolts*, … Continue reading →

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It’s National Library Week 2025!

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Steven

Hey, book lovers! National Library Week is once again upon us, and you know us: any reason to read is a good cause for celebration! And where better to find a new book you might come to love than a … Continue reading →

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Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week 2025 Sale Is Underway!

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Steven

Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, during which you can purchase tens of thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs March 2–8—and yes, you’ll need to … Continue reading →

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