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Happy Birthday, Alice Walker!
Alice Walker was born on February 9th, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia, USA. A writer and poet, she has written seven novels, four collections of short stories, and four children’s books, as well as essays and poetry.
Happy Birthday to “The Man who Invented the Future”
Born on this day in 1828, Jules Gabriel Verne is considered by many to be one of the parents of modern day science fiction literature.
Books and Bricks
On this day back in 1958, Danish carpenter Godtfred Kirk Christiansen submitted his first patent for the original Lego brick, and children of all ages have rejoiced ever since.
Happy Library Shelfie Day 2021!
First declared by the New York Public Library in 2014, Library Shelfie Day gives us another opportunity to celebrate our love of books.
Edith Wharton’s Birthday
Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer, was born on January 24, 1862. She was born into a wealthy family and into a time that discouraged women from aspiring to more than marriage…
Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday
Born on January 19th, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer of poetry and fiction. He was also the first author to try to make a living off writing…
You may call me Hal
On this day in fictional history, twenty-four years ago, January 12, 1997, HAL 9000 went online in 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke.
Happy Birthday, J. R. R. Tolkien!
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the "father" of modern high fantasy literature in the western world, was born on this day in 1892.
