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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

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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.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti died just a little over one month ago. Today he would have been 102. A poem, he said, “should arise to ecstasy somewhere between speech and song.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Today in 1877 writer Josef Čapek was born. Josef invented the word “robot” for a play he wrote about mass-produced human substitutes who are employed as cheap labor.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 22, 2021

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Billy Collins is 80 years old today! Friend and one-time host of The Writer’s Almanac, Billy has been producing The Poetry Broadcast videos on Facebook during the pandemic. He also released a new collection “Whale Day” in September 2020.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, March 21, 2021

Posted on March 21, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in Eisenach, Germany (1685). Known in his day not as a composer but as a skilled organist and repairer of organs.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, March 20, 2021

Posted on March 20, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine?” Written by Fred Rogers who was born this day in 1928.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 19, 2021

Posted on March 19, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

One hundred years ago today adventurer, translator, and writer Richard Francis Burton, was born. His accomplishments include translating both “The Arabian Nights” and “The Kama Sutra”

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