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Nanowrimo is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides tools, structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds on and off the page. Kentucky teen natalie starts catching glimpses of a parallel world, just as she meets and falls hard for football player beau. The monthlong celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing and literature. Oct 01, 2010 national book month is held every october and encourages people of all ages to cozy up to a great book and actually enjoy it.
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National book month national book month is an annual designation observed in october. October is national reading group month publishers weekly. Harold augenbraum, his successor, announced last year that he would be leaving the post. The foundations mission is to celebrate the best literature in america, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in american culture.
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