In Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson, true-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is ecstatic to be accepted into the prestigious Vermont boarding…
Rex Manning Day (April 8)
Local music store Empire Records is about to be sold to become yet another flavorless Music Town. Unless the quirky…
Benjy Compson watches golf. (April 7)
In The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, lovable Benjy Compson watches a game of golf on April 7,…
First Contact Day (April 5, 2063)
On April 5, 2063, Vulcans make first contact with humans near Bozeman, Montana. This encountered was triggered by the first…
The Breakfast Club has Detention (March 24)
Five students met for detention on March 24, 1984. They concluded: “Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we…
Sadie Kane’s Birthday (or, what else to celebrate on March 17).
We all know what we’ll be doing on March 17th–drinking and laughing and celebrating all things Irish. Maybe the truly…
Deadpool empowers Vanessa (International Women’s Day, March 8)
Our favorite calendar couple features Wade Wilson (soon-to-become Deadpool) and his lady-love Vanessa Carlysle. They “celebrate” holidays throughout the year…
Leap Day (Feb 29)
A bonus day? We’ll take it! Of course, Leap Day has been mentioned in fiction for many decades so we’ve…
Vianne and Anouk arrive in Lansquenet and open a chocolaterie.
Single mom Vianne brings her six-year-old daughter to move into a small French just before the beginning of Lent. They…
Max Skinner inherits a bad winery in Provence. (National Drink Wine Day: Feb 18)
Author Peter Mayle has a thing for southern France, and I can’t say I blame him. Several of his novels…
