Tweet us today with author birthdays! Thursday September 30 Laura Esquivel (b. 1950) – Mexican novelist, screenwriter – LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE. / Como Agua para Chocolate (novel and film – 1989, 1992) Read Laura Esquivel’s Wikipedia biography and the … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! Wednesday September 29 Steve Tesich (b. 1942) – Serbian / American screenwriter, novelist – Breaking Away (film – 1979) Read the Wikipedia biography and the Internet Movie Database bio for Steve Tesich Read an … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! Tuesday September 28 Rosario Ferré (b. 1938) – Puerto Rican novelist, essayist, short story and children’s book writer – Lazos de sangre / Blood Ties (Spanish language) (2010) Read about Rosario Ferre here and … Continue reading
Brave New LitBirthdays Listen to LitBirthdays podcast =============================== Tweet us today with author birthdays! =============================== Monday September 27 Josef Škvorecký (b. 1924) – Czech/Canadian novelist – Ordinary Lives (2010) Read about Josef Skvorecky here and here Visit Josef Skvorecky’s website … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! September 26 Jane Smiley (b. 1949) – U.S. novelist – Private Life (2010) Read about Jane Smiley here and here Jane Smiley at the 2010 National Book Festival http://bit.ly/dAd7v2 Watch / listen to Jane … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! September 25 Andrzej Stasiuk (b. 1960) – Polish novelist, essayist, critic – Fado (2009) Read about Andrzej Stasiuk here and here and here “Shocking accounts of humiliation and brutality combined with a pathos bordering … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! September 24 Brinck (Niels Brinck Kristensen) (b. 1974) – Danish singer/songwriter – Read the Wikipedia article about Brinck Watch Brinck’s music video of “Believe Again” or watch a short Brinck interview at the 2009 … Continue reading
