Author birthday
Robert Louis Stevenson. Born 11/13/1859. Died 1894. Scottish author (novelist and poet) who gave us classics like TREASUER ISLAND, THE…
Author birthday
Colson Whitehead. Born 11/6/1969. The first Black author to win not one, but TWO Pulitzer Prizes. Famous for novels THE…
Author birthday
Dylan Thomas. Born 10/27/1914. Died 11/9/1953. This notable Welsh poet worked as a journalist and book reviewer before establishing him…
Author birthday
Ann Lane Petry. Born 10/12/1908. Died 1997. Ann Lane Petry was a Connecticut native and the first black woman in…
Author Birthday
Vaclav Havel. Born 10/5/1936. Died 12/18/2011. Havel was a Czech author, poet, playwright, and dissident statesmen who eventually led the…
Author Birthday
Sitting on my To-Be-Read shelf is the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library’s copy of TEACHER MAN by Frank McCourt. He was born…
Author Birthday
Today is author birthday of August Wilson, renowned playwright and 1999 winner of the National Humanities Medal. https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/august-wilson . From…
National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
April 23 is the birthday of William Shakespeare, which we celebrate with National Talk Like Shakespeare Day! Shakespeare used more…
Author Birthday
August 12 is the birthday of author Beverly Cleary. As we just celebrated encouraging young writers, we can reach for…
Author Birthday
Today is the birthday of poet / author William Wordsworth. Read some poetry. Soothe your soul.