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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, January 6, 2022

Posted on January 6, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“I write pieces, and move them around. And the fun of it is watching the truthful parts slide together. What is false won’t fit.” –Elizabeth Strout, novelist, born on this day in 1956.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Posted on January 5, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of literary and social activist Ngugi wa Thiong’o, born in Kenya, 1938. He writes in his native Kikuyu language to celebrate his heritage and protest Kenya’s use of English as the official language.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Posted on January 4, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin celebrates her 79th birthday today. About her work she has said, “As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, January 3, 2022

Posted on January 3, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.” said Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” who went to sea on the whaler Acushnet on this day, 1841.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, January 2, 2022

Posted on January 2, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

American Cartoonist Lynda Barry turns 65 today. And, it’s the birthday of author Isaac Asimov (1920) who has books in all 10 categories of the Dewey Decimal System.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, January 1, 2022

Posted on January 1, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

New Years Day is the birthday of J.D. Salinger, born in New York City (1919), author of “The Catcher in the Rye” which has sold more than 60 million copies.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, December 31, 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

On New Years’ Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison demonstrated the first incandescent light bulb for 3,000 spectators, who were awed and delighted with the invention.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, December 30, 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the 75th birthday of Patti Smith. Sometimes known as “the godmother of punk,” Smith is also the author of poetry collections, art, and memoir.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Posted on December 29, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the anniversary of the massacre at Wounded Knee, resulting in the death of over 150 native Lakota Sioux people, including Chief Sitting Bull.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Comedian Sam Levenson was born on this day in New York, 1911. “It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.

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