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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, May 3, 2021

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It’s the birthday of poet, novelist, and memoirist May Sarton (1912). Her memoir “Journal of a Solitude” (1973) has been called “the watershed in women’s autobiography.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, May 2, 2021

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The author of the novel “Catch-22” Joseph Heller was born in Brooklyn on this day in 1923.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, May 1, 2021

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The author of the novel “Catch-22” Joseph Heller was born in Brooklyn on this day in 1923.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, April 30, 2021

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It’s the birthday of writer Annie Dillard (1945). She read voraciously as a child and has said, “I opened books like jars.” Her latest is “The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New” (2016).

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, April 29, 2021

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American soldiers liberated 30,000 prisoners from a concentration camp in Dachau, Germany on this date in 1945. It was the first concentration camp the Nazis established.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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Today marks the birth of Harper Lee in 1926. Her book “To Kill a Mockingbird” won the Pulitzer Prize and introduces many young people to the harsh realities of racism in America.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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Playwright August Wilson was born on this day in 1945. For decades he brought black voices to the stage, and this past year his play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” was released as a film.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, April 26, 2021

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American performer Carol Burnett turns 88 today. Best known for her variety show “The Carol Burnett Show,” and to younger people as Ms. Hannigan from the musical “Annie.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, April 25, 2021

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Poet Ted Kooser turns 82 today. On why he started writing poetry as a teenager he said, “I was desperately interested in being interesting.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, April 24, 2021

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Author Anthony Trollope was born this day in London, 1815. On writing he said, “A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules.”

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