Monthly Archives: July 2009

Literary Birthdays – July 26 – August 1

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Tweet us today with author birthdays! July 26 George Bernard Shaw (b. 1856) – Irish playwright, novelist, essayist – Man and Superman Excerpt from Man and Superman THE DEVIL: An epoch is but a swing of the pendulum; and each … Continue reading →

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Literary Birthdays – July 19 – 25

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  July 23 – Happy Birthday Dad Dempsey!   Tweet us today for author birthdays! July 19 Garth Nix (b. 1963) – Australian fantasy novelist – Mister Monday (2003, Keys to the Kingdom series) Read / listen to this Australian … Continue reading →

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Literary Birthdays for authors of all kinds: July 12 through 18

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Tweet us today for author birthdays! July 12 Pablo Neruda (b. 1904) – Chilean poet Cold Frozen-faced, by the stripped trees, in the road’s glare, the white hour of matutinal frost. The cold of my pure hands, my heart’s savagery … Continue reading →

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Literary Birthdays – Week of July 5 – 11

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TWEET LitBirthdays July 5 Veronica Guerin (b. 1958) – Irish investigative journalist Read a selection of news summaries about Guerin: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/veronica-guerin and the Women’s Museum of Ireland biography: https://web.archive.org/web/20170326014904/http://womensmuseumofireland.ie/articles/veronica-guerin Read the comments of Guerin’s brother Jimmy in this 2016 article, … Continue reading →

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