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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 30, 2021

Posted on August 30, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“Satire is the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.” –Molly Irvins, born on this day 1944.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, August 29, 2021

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Today is the birthday of Karen Hesse (1952). Published her first book “Wish on a Unicorn” at age 39 and won the 1998 Newbery Medal for her book “Out of the Dust.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 28, 2021

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It is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the restaurant Chez Paisse. Opened by Berkley alum Alice Waters, who has written over a dozen cookbooks.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, August 27, 2021

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It’s the birthday of the man Stephen King once called “the Swiss watchmaker of suspense novels,” Ira Levin (1929). His novels include “The Stepford Wives” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, August 26, 2021

Posted on August 26, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson (1918) who ran the calculations for the moon missions by hand.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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Today is the 100th birthday of the Irish novelist Brian Moore, not well known, he was respected by authors such as Graham Greene. He also wrote screenplays for people like Alfred Hitchcock.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

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“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, / Old Time is still a-flying, / And this same flower that smiles to-day / To-morrow will be dying.” –Robert Herrick, baptized this day 1591.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 23, 2021

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It’s the birthday of the author who gave us “The Spoon River Anthology,” Edgar Le Masters (1868). The work lost him friends in Spoon River, but earned him enough to live as a writer.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, August 22, 2021

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Today is the birthday of novelist Annie Proulx (1935), who won the Pulitzer Prize for her second novel, “The Shipping News” (1993).

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 21, 2021

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“Poetry…answers to no one, it crosses borders without a passport, and it speaks the truth… it is one of the most powerful of the arts.”– Ellen Hinsey, born in 1960.

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