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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, February 19, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, February 19, 2022

It’s the 70th birthday of author Amy Tan, author of “The Joy Luck Club” and other novels.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, February 18, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, February 18, 2022

Today is the birthday of Toni Morrison (1931). Her first novel, “The Bluest Eye,” was published when she was 38 years old, a story about a black girl who wanted blue eyes.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, February 17, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, February 17, 2022

Today is the birthday of science fiction writer Andre Norton (1912) who legally changed her name from Alice Mary Norton because she thought a man’s name would help her sell more books.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, February 16, 2022

In the year 1740, a boy named Giambattista Bodoni was born in Saluzzo, Italy. He came from a family of engravers, and he had personally designed almost 300 typefaces.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Cartoonist Matt Groening celebrates his birthday today. Born in 1954, Groening is best known for creating “The Simpsons.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, February 14, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, February 14, 2022

On this Valentine’s Day, we remember Zelda Sayer and F. Scott Fitzgerald, a couple so famous in their day they were known by their first names, Scott and Zelda.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, February 13, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, February 13, 2022

Today is the birthday of religious historian Elaine Pagels, author of The Gnostic Gospel, and most recently, Why Religion? A Personal Story.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, February 12, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, February 12, 2022

Judy Blume, who for decades has written memorable and provoking books for young people (and a few for adults), celebrates 84 years on earth today.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, February 11, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, February 11, 2022

It’s the birthday of Pico Iyer (1957) who said writing should “be as spontaneous and urgent as a letter to a lover, or a message to a friend who has just lost a parent”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, February 10, 2022

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, February 10, 2022

Snow by Anne Sexton Snow, blessed snow, comes out of the sky like bleached flies. The ground is no longer naked. The ground has on its clothes. The trees poke out of sheets and each branch wears the sock of God. There is hope. There is hope everywhere. I bite it. Someone once said: Don’t […]

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