Author Katherine Paterson was born on this day in 1932. She is the author of two Newberry Medal winning novels, Jacob Have I Loved and Bridge to Terabithia. She has also written many other fine novels for children and young adults.
Category: Writers and Writing
Elie Wiesel
Writer, humanitarian, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was born on this day in 1928 in Romania. Check out some of his books and learn more about this amazing person.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare, arguably the greatest writer in the English language, was born on this day in 1564. Maybe. We are not sure. In fact, there is much we don’t know about Shakespeare. Some don’t think that he wrote the plays that are attributed to him, or that he even existed,. This might not even be a picture of him. Learn more about Shakespeare and the debate surrounding his identity. More importantly, take the opportunity to enjoy the plays, whether on film, television, or best of all, live!
Charles Dickens
One of the great authors of English literature was born on this day in 1812. If you have yet to read any Dickens, you are missing out!
J.R.R. Tolkien
One of the most popular authors of the 20th Century, J.R.R. Tolkien was born to English parents in 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State. The family moved back to Britain at age 3. He studied at Oxford and eventually taught there as well. He would go to author some of the English language’s most read books, including The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. For more on Tolkien, click here.
Isaac Asimov
Considered one of the giants of science fiction, Isaac Asimov was born on this day in 1920. His work and the work of other great sci-fi writers, film makers and game developers is celebrated on this day, unofficially International Science Fiction Day. (If you get the chance, visit the Sci-Fi Museum in Seattle!) For more on the life of Isaac Asimov, click here.
JD Salinger
The author of The Catcher in the Rye was born on this day in 1919.
Jane Austen
The English writer Jane Austen was born on this day in 1775. Her books, including Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility, are so beloved that in recent decades there have been scores of books and films based on Jane Austen’s novels, her life, and her fans, including adaptations, biographies, sequels and mashups.
Tamora Pierce
Prolific Fantasy author Tamora Pierce was born on this day in 1953.
Jo Walton
Writer Jo Walton was born on this day in Wales in 1964. She is the author of many different award winning fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction books. Her novel Farthing, set in a Britain that has descended into the horrors of fascism, is the first book in an alternative history series that includes Ha’penny and Half a Crown. Walton has lived in Canada for more than a decade.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on this day in 1874 on Prince Edward Island. Montgomery is the author of Anne of Green Gables and many more beloved Canadian novels.
C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis, the author of the Chronicles of Narnia, and much, much more, was born on this day in Belfast, Ireland, in 1898. Jack, as he was known to friends and family, was a professor of literature at both Oxford and Cambridge, as well as a prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction. More on C.S. Lewis.
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