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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, January 27, 2020

Posted on January 27, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756), who in his brief 35 years made a cultural mark on the world that would last for centuries.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, January 26, 2020

Posted on January 26, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of songwriter Lucinda Williams (1953), whose advice to artists includes a warning against inscrutability: “Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, January 25, 2020

Posted on January 25, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Virginia Woolf (1882), who began writing professionally in her early 20s after a mental breakdown. Her novels include “Mrs Dalloway” (1925) and “To the Lighthouse” (1927).

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, January 24, 2020

Posted on January 24, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

“I have sometimes thought that a woman’s nature is like a great house full of rooms.” –Edith Wharton, born this day in 1862.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, January 23, 2020

Posted on January 23, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

In 1849 on this day, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a medical degree. She would later open a hospital for women in New York City.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Posted on January 22, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade ruling forbidding states from outlawing abortions in the first trimester.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Posted on January 21, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Eva Ibbotson (1925), who said, “My aim is to produce books that are light, humorous, even a little erudite but secure in their happy endings.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, January 20, 2020

Posted on January 20, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s MLK Day and the birthday of the musician known as Lead Belly (1889), whose hit songs include “The Midnight Special,” “Rock Island Line,” and “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, January 19, 2020

Posted on January 19, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Dolly Parton (1946), who started performing professionally when she was 10, and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry when she was 13.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, January 18, 2020

Posted on January 18, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of the man who answered Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call: Bell’s assistant Thomas Watson (1854).

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