**Barley Month:** read a book focusing on ancient Greeks or Egyptians, who were some of the first civilisations to use barley
**International Friendship Month:** read a book recommended by a friend
**Spunky Old Broads Day:** read a genre book where the main character is a woman over 50.
**Valentine's Day:** read a book with a character named Valentine (or other variants of the name - first or last name)