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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Posted on March 17, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Penelope Lively (1933), the only writer to win both the Carnegie Medal and the Booker Prize. Her memoir, “Life in the Garden,” was published in 2018.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 16, 2020

Posted on March 16, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter” was published on this day 170 years ago. The first edition sold out in 10 days, and it’s still standard reading in public schools.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, March 15, 2020

Posted on March 15, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1965, LBJ gave his “We Shall Overcome” speech demanding legislation to guarantee equal voting rights for all Americans.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, March 14, 2020

Posted on March 14, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

“The Grapes of Wrath” was published on this day in 1939. John Steinbeck told his agent, “This will not be a popular book,” but it was a best-seller.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 13, 2020

Posted on March 13, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1781, English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus, named after Ouranos, the Greek god of the sky.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, March 12, 2020

Posted on March 12, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this day 11 years ago, Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts in the largest embezzlement and fraud case in Wall Street history.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Posted on March 11, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1918, the first cases of the influenza pandemic were reported in the U.S. when 107 soldiers got sick at Fort Riley, Kansas.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Posted on March 10, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Harriet Tubman died on this day in 1913. Over 10 years and at least 13 trips, Harriet Tubman led some 300 souls out of slavery into freedom in Canada.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 9, 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Vita Sackville-West (1892), who said, “It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, March 8, 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the 60th birthday of Jeffery Eugenides, author of “The Virgin Suicides” (1993) and “Middlesex” (2002), both of which employ unique grammatical points of view.

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