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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 11, 2026

Posted on June 11, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of American novelist William Styron, born in Newport News, Virginia (1925). Styron’s novels often addressed messy, unwieldy themes of crime, punishment, and redemption against the backdrop of history, such as the Nazi death camps in Sophie’s Choice.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Posted on June 10, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Canadian-American novelist Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows in Lachine, Quebec, Canada (1915). His Russian-Jewish parents immigrated to Canada from St. Petersburg in 1911.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Posted on June 9, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the man who wrote the songs “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and “Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love”: Cole Porter, born in Peru, Indiana (1891).

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 8, 2026

Posted on June 8, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, born in Richland Center, Wisconsin (1867). His life spanned an era full of dramatic changes: he was born two years after the Civil War ended, and died in 1959, a year and a half after the first Sputnik launch.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, June 7, 2026

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It’s the birthday of novelist and poet Louise Erdrich, born in Little Falls, Minnesota (1954). She grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Her mother was French Ojibwe and her father was German American; she grew up in a big family.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 6, 2026

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It’s the birthday of poet Maxine Kumin, born in Philadelphia (1925). She was a good student and wrote poetry from the time she was a young girl, but she was equally interested in swimming, and even trained to become an Olympic swimmer as a teenager.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 5, 2026

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It’s the birthday of Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca (1898), born in Fuente Vaqueros, in the province of Granada. His father was a successful farmer, and his mother was a gifted pianist.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 4, 2026

Posted on June 4, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1989 that Chinese troops stormed Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to crack down on students conducting pro-democracy demonstrations. The demonstrations had begun months earlier, after the government accused them of planning a coup d’état.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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It’s the birthday of Allen Ginsberg (1926), the poet who coined the term “flower power,” which became the catchphrase to describe the social and political revolution of the 1960s.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Posted on June 2, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy was born on this day in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, in 1840. He often helped his father with various building projects, and when he was 16, he took a job as an architect’s apprentice.

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