Tweet us today with author birthdays! September 27 Grazia Deledda (born September 27, 1871) (some say birthdate is September 28) – Italian novelist, playwright; 1926 literature Nobel prize winner – La Madre (1920) Excerpt from the Preface to Deledda’s novel … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! September 20 Upton Sinclair (born September 20, 1876) – U.S. novelist – The Jungle (1906) Read The Jungle online: http://www.online-literature.com/upton_sinclair/jungle/ Excerpt from The Jungle: It was October, and the holiday rush had begun. It … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! September 13 Tom Holt (born September 13, 1961) – U.K. novelist – Nothing But Blue Skies Publisher’s blurb for Nothing But Blue Skies: There are very many reasons why British summers are either non-existent … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! September 6 Robyn Davidson (born September 6, 1950) – Australian “life” writer – Tracks (1979) Read Tom M. Wilson’s take on Davidson and Tracks in his September 2008 blog post (scroll down) http://tmwilson.org/2008/09/ Christopher … Continue reading
