September holidays Archives - Build Book Buzz https://buildbookbuzz.com/tag/september-holidays/ Do-it-yourself book marketing tips, tools, and tactics Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:35:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 23 of the most fun and imaginative September holidays for book promotion https://buildbookbuzz.com/fun-and-imaginative-september-holidays-for-book-promotion/ https://buildbookbuzz.com/fun-and-imaginative-september-holidays-for-book-promotion/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:00:13 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=16800 imaginative September holidays for book promotion Like it or not, September’s arrival reminds us that fall is just around the corner. This means the orioles competing with the bees for the jelly on my feeder outside my office window will soon be flying south. And that I’d better return to the dry cleaner to pick up that winter coat I dropped off months ago…and forgot about. But it also introduces to our calendars so many imaginative September holidays for book promotion.]]> Here's just a sampling of the most unexpected and imaginative September holidays for book promotion. Which of them can you have fun with?

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Like it or not, September’s arrival reminds us that fall is just around the corner.

This means the orioles competing with the bees for the jelly on my feeder outside my office window will soon be flying south. And that I’d better return to the dry cleaner to pick up that winter coat I dropped off months ago…and forgot about.

But it also introduces to our calendars so many imaginative September holidays for book promotion.

How can you use these unusual occasions?

There are so many ways to use these fun holidays! I like to look for opportunities to generate more engagement on social media, blog post ideas, or ideas I can turn into social media images or videos.

Here are a few ideas.

September 1, National Tofu Day, appeals to me because people have strong feelings about tofu. Some, like me, love it. Others have serious issues with it. Why not host a poll on Instagram Stories and ask followers if they love it or hate it?

For more engagement, how about using September 13, Fortune Cookie Day, to ask followers on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook – wherever your audience hangs out – to comment with fortune cookie messages they’d like to find in a cookie but never do? Offer a prize (your book, perhaps) to the person who writes the message you like the most.

National Pet Memorial Day on September 10 made me think of my friend Roxanne Hawn’s “Heart Dog: Surviving the Loss of Your Canine Soul Mate.” Roxanne can leverage the obvious link to her book by starting an online discussion about how humans memorialize their pet. She can also write and distribute to the media a tip sheet offering advice for honoring pet memories that can help their humans deal with grief when a pet dies.

Imaginative September holidays for book promotion

Spend some time reviewing this short list of some of the fun and imaginative occasions coming up next month. Get the full list at HolidayInsights.com.

  • September 1 National Tofu Day (UK)
  • September 4 Bring Your Manners to Work Day
  • September 5 Be Late for Something Day
  • September 6 Fight Procrastination Day
  • September 8 National Ampersand Day
  • September 8 Pardon Day
  • September 9 Teddy Bear Day
  • September 10 Grandparent’s Day
  • September 10 National Pet Memorial Day
  • September 10 Sewing Machine Day
  • September 11 No News is Good News Day
  • September 13 Defy Superstition Day
  • September 13 Fortune Cookie Day
  • September 13 Positive Thinking Day
  • September 16 Collect Rocks Day
  • September 16 National Play Doh Day
  • September 17 Wife Appreciation Day
  • September 19 International Talk Like a Pirate Day
  • September 21 International Peace Day
  • September 22 Hobbit Day
  • September 25 World Dream Day
  • September 27 Crush a Can Day
  • September 28 National Good Neighbor Day

There are also several book-related holidays in September to consider, including Read a Book Day and National Punctuation Day. You’ll find them in the 2023 Literary Calendar on this site.

Which of these holidays is a good fit for you and your book, and why? How will you use it? Please tell us in a comment.

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Can any of them inspire ideas for a blog post, publicity angle, or an image to share on social media?

I like this month’s list because so many of the holidays are universal – you don’t need to have a connection to your book to have fun with them. You can probably find more than one unusual September holiday for book promotion on the list to work into your upcoming book promotion schedule.

Matching books with quirky occasions

Here are a couple of ideas from the September calendar to help jumpstart your thought process.

On September 5, “Be Late for Something Day,” create a social media image honoring the occasion. When sharing it, ask people to respond with what they plan to be late for that day.

“Wife Appreciation Day” on September 15 is a springboard for blog posts from people who write about relationships or romance. It’s the perfect opportunity for any author with a wife to blog about why they appreciate her.

September 28 is “National Good Neighbor Day.” Ask people to share their definition of a “good neighbor.” The different perspectives could generate interesting insights and discussions.

Unusual September holidays for book promotion

Here’s a short list of some of the fun occasions coming up next month. Get the full list at Holiday Insights.

  • September 3 Skyscraper Day
  • September 5 Be Late for Something Day
  • September 5 Cheese Pizza Day
  • September 6 Fight Procrastination Day
  • September 6 Read a Book Day
  • September 8 Grandparent’s Day
  • September 9 Teddy Bear Day
  • September 10 Sewing Machine Day
  • September 11 Make Your Bed Day
  • September 12 Chocolate Milk Shake Day
  • September 13 Defy Superstition Day
  • September 13 Fortune Cookie Day
  • September 13 Positive Thinking Day
  • September 15 Wife Appreciation Day
  • September 16 Collect Rocks Day
  • September 16 Stepfamily Day
  • September 18 National Cheeseburger Day
  • September 19 International Talk Like A Pirate Day
  • September 22 Elephant Appreciation Day
  • September 28 Ask a Stupid Question Day
  • September 28 National Good Neighbor Day
  • September 29 Confucius Day

You can also take advantage of the perennial book promotion opportunities that come in September that include kids going back to school and the start of fall. No matter what you do, don’t let the month slip by without promoting your book in some way.

Which of these holidays is a good fit for you and your book, and why? How will you use it?

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