Literary Library

Jeanne Larsen

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1950 - American poet, novelist, translator and essayistAuthor of "Silk Road: A Novel of Eighth-Century China", "Bronze Mirror" and "Manc...
China Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Translator

Izaak Walton

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1593 - December 15, 1683English writerAuthor of "The Compleat Angler" and "Walton's Lives" #literarycalendar#birthdays#authorsbirthdays#s...
British England English Great Britain

Daniel Keyes

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1927 - June 15, 2014American writer of short stories, science fiction and fantasyAuthor of "Flowers for Algernon", "The Minds of Billy Mi...
Fantasy Science Fiction SciFi Short Story

Valerie Sayers

by Angela Beck
August 8, 1952 - American novelistAuthor of "Due East", ""How I Got Him Back" and "The Distance Between Us" #literarycalendar#birthdays#authorsbirt...
Novel Novelist

Sara Teasdale

by Angela Beck
August 8, 1884 - January 29, 1933American poetAuthor of "Love Songs" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1918), "Rivers to the Sea...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

by Angela Beck
August 8, 1896 - December 14, 1953American novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "The Yearling" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Ficti...
Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Elizabeth Ann Tallent

by Angela Beck
August 8, 1954 - American novelist, short-story writer, essayist and academicAuthor of "Museum Pieces", "Honey" and "Mendocino Fire" #literarycalen...
Academic Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Short Story University

Georg Stiernhielm

by Angela Beck
August 7, 1598 - April 22, 1672Swedish civil servant, linguist, mathematician and poetAuthor of "Hercules" and "Musae Suethizantes" #literarycalen...
Civil Servant Linguist Math Mathematician Mathematics Poem Poems Poet Poetry Sweden Swedish

Betsy Byars

by Angela Beck
August 7, 1928 - February 26, 2020American children's book authorAuthor of "The Midnight Fox", "Summer of the Swans" (for which she won the Newbery...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Award Children's Books National Book Award Newbery Newbery Medal

Ann Beattie

by Angela Beck
August 7, 1947 - American novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "Chilly Scenes of Winter", "The New Yorker Stories" and "Walks With Men" #liter...
Novel Novelist Short Story

Scott Nearing

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1883 - August 24, 1983American economist, educator and writerAuthor of "The New Education", "The Making of a Radical" and "Civilization ...
Economics Economist Economy Education Educator Writer

Piers Anthony

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1934 - English-American science fiction and fantasy writerAuthor of "A Spell for Chameleon", "The Source of Magic" and "On a Pale Horse"B...
British England English Fantasy Great Britain Science Fiction SciFi