I’m a little late getting this one out again, but here are some book recs for the coming observances. As always, I don’t have something for every day but am taking recommendations to fix that!
1 December
2 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (A/RES/317(IV))
- The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad
- The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
- The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/47/3)
- An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
- The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn R. Saks
- The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
- Agorafabulous! by Sara Benincasa
- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
4 December
International Day of Banks (A/RES/74/245)
5 December
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (A/RES/40/212)
5 December
7 December
International Civil Aviation Day (A/RES/51/33)
9 December
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (A/RES/69/323)
- The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad
- Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee
- Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say by Amy Hill Hearth
- The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eger
- First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
9 December
International Anti-Corruption Day (A/RES/58/4)
10 December
Human Rights Day (A/RES/423 (V))
- The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad
- Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee
- Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say by Amy Hill Hearth
- The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eger
- First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
- I, Rigoberta by Rigoberta Menchu
- Freedom From Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi
- Until We Are Free by Shirin Ebadi
- Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here by Karima Bennoune
11 December
International Mountain Day (A/RES/57/245)
12 December
International Day of Neutrality (A/RES/71/275)
12 December
International Universal Health Coverage Day (A/RES/72/138)
18 December
International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93)
- Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Anya von Bremzen
- Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince
- The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eger
- First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
- Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
18 December
Arabic Language Day (Arabic)
Memoirs of an Early Arab Feminist by Anbara Salam Khalidi
