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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, April 3, 2021

Posted on April 3, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of author and illustrator Sandra Keith Boynton, 1953. She began her career writing greeting cards, developing her humor and the cohort of animals that populate her dozens of childrens books.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, April 2, 2021

Posted on April 2, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Giacomo Casanova (1725). He wrote 12 volumes of autobiography, leaving posterity the best record we have of 18th-century society and its customs, and his own womanizing.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, April 1, 2021

Posted on April 1, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Anne McCaffrey was born on this day 1926. A pioneer for women in science fiction writing, she was the first female winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Posted on March 31, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today marks the 85th birthday of Marge Piercy. Author, feminist, and social activist, her latest work is one of poetry, “On the Way Out, Turn Off the Light.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Posted on March 30, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

A friend of students and writers, the common pencils with attached eraser was patented this day 1858 by Hymen Lipman. A single pencil can write around 45,000 words.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 29, 2021

Posted on March 29, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1944 that Anne Frank made the decision to rewrite her diary as an autobiography so that history might understand what the Jews of Europe had suffered.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, March 28, 2021

Posted on March 28, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“The Devil Wears Prada” author Lauren Weisberger celebrates her 44th birthday today. Her seventh novel, “Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty,” will be released in May.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, March 27, 2021

Posted on March 27, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1915, Mary Mallon, better known as “Typhoid Mary,” was put into quarantine for the first time. A healthy carrier of the Salmonella typhi bacteria, her work as a cook caused multiple outbreaks and deaths.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 26, 2021

Posted on March 26, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

One hundred ten years ago today playwright and author Tennessee Williams was born, 1911. The conflict and pain of his life inspired his plays. He said, “If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, March 25, 2021

Posted on March 25, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Author Flannery O’Connor was born on this day in 1925. A woman of strong opinions, her writing was equally fierce and frequently examined questions of morality through morally flawed characters.

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