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The Writer’s Almanac for October 11, 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of French novelist François Mauriac (1885), who regularly engaged in celebrity feuds with the likes of Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, and others.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 10, 2018

Posted on October 10, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

Today we celebrate the birthdays of composers Thelonious Monk (1917), Vernon Duke (1903), and Giuseppe Verdi (1813).

The Writer’s Almanac for October 9, 2018

Posted on October 9, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1635 that Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for spreading “newe and dangerous opinions.” He left and founded Providence, Rhode Island.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 8, 2018

Posted on October 8, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the science fiction author Frank Herbert (1920), who wrote the Dune series.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 7, 2018

Posted on October 7, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer Diane Ackerman, whose books blend science, history, and literature. She even has a molecule named after her: dianeackerone.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 6, 2018

Posted on October 6, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1927, the release of The Jazz Singer marked the beginning of the end for silent movies.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 5, 2018

Posted on October 5, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1970 that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded in America “for instructional, educational, and cultural purposes.”

The Writer’s Almanac for October 4, 2018

Posted on October 4, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Edward L. Stratemeyer, one of the first American writers to capitalize on universal primary education by writing children’s adventure series such as the Hardy Boys.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 3, 2018

Posted on October 3, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found unkempt and delirious outside a pub in Baltimore. No one knows what had happened to him, and he died four days later.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 2, 2018

Posted on October 2, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1950, Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip “Peanuts” was first published. Schulz began every morning with a jelly doughnut, sitting down to think of an idea that might come after minutes or hours.

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