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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, January 17, 2020

Posted on January 17, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

The Eighteenth Amendment took effect on this day 100 years ago, making illegal the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor in the U.S. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 with the 21st Amendment.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, January 16, 2020

Posted on January 16, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of poet and memoirist Mary Karr (1955), who said, “Memoir is not an act of history but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Posted on January 15, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

“If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion…” –Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1929)

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Posted on January 14, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Emily Hahn (1905), who wrote 54 books and more than 200 articles for “The New Yorker,” crossed Africa on foot, and kicked an opium habit through hypnosis.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, January 13, 2020

Posted on January 13, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Michael Bond (1926), author of Paddington Bear, who wrote, “One of the nice things about writing for children is their total acceptance of the fantastic.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, January 12, 2020

Posted on January 12, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Walter Mosley (1952), author of the Easy Rawlins detective stories, the first of which is “Devil in a Blue Dress.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, January 11, 2020

Posted on January 11, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Elizabeth I held England’s first recorded state lottery on this date in 1569 in order to raise funds for public projects including rebuilding some harbors.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, January 10, 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of the poet Dorianne Laux (1952), who wrote, “you shouldn’t identify with your poems so closely that when they are cut, you’re the one that bleeds.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, January 9, 2020

Posted on January 9, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of literary critic Michiko Kakutani (1955), who wrote her first book in 2018: “The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Posted on January 8, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today would have been the 85th birthday of Elvis Presley (b. 1935), whose musical career began when he recorded a song for his mother’s birthday.

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