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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, July 27, 2026

Posted on July 27, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist Bharati Mukherjee, born in Calcutta, India (1940). She said: “As a bookish child in Calcutta, I used to thrill to the adventures of bad girls whose pursuit of happiness swept them outside the bounds of social decency.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, July 26, 2026

Posted on July 26, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of playwright George Bernard Shaw, born in Dublin (1856). He’s the author of dozens of plays, including Man and Superman (1905), Pygmalion (1912), and Saint Joan (1923).

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 25, 2026

Posted on July 25, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1952, the archipelago of Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 24, 2026

Posted on July 24, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, born in Villers-Cotterêts, France (1802). He wrote swashbuckling adventure novels like The Three Musketeers (1844) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1844).

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 23, 2026

Posted on July 23, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

And it’s the birthday of crime novelist Raymond Chandler, born in Chicago (1888). He wrote seven novels featuring detective Philip Marlowe.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Emma Lazarus, born in New York City (1849). She came from a wealthy Jewish family, and her father paid to have her first collection of poems published when she was 17.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Posted on July 21, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer Ernest Hemingway, born in Oak Park, Illinois (1899). In July of 1925, he visited Pamplona, Spain, for the Festival of San Fermín, a weeklong celebration that included bullfighting and the famous Running of the Bulls.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, July 20, 2026

Posted on July 20, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1969, Apollo 11 touched down on the moon. It was the first manned moon landing. The lunar module, dubbed Eagle, was piloted by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, July 19, 2026

Posted on July 19, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the anniversary of the first women’s rights conference in history, organized in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her friend Lucretia Mott.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 18, 2026

Posted on July 18, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Hunter S. Thompson, born in Louisville, Kentucky (1937). When he was in high school, his father died of myasthenia gravis, leaving the family impoverished.

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