Today is the 96th birthday of the writer Erma Bombeck. She once said (or wrote) “He who laughs … lasts.” It may be the hardest
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Happy 101st Birthday Helen Gurley Brown
Today is the 101st birthday of the woman who is quoted as saying “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” Helen Gurley Brown

Happy 84th Birthday Judy Blume
Today is the 84th birthday of the children’s author Judy Blume. She changed every child’s life. She introduced and is still introducing children to a

Happy 211th Birthday Charles Dickens
Today is the 211th birthday of the author Charles Dickens. Read his books, watch the film adaptations of them, everyone has their favorite. I have

Happy 116th Birthday James Michener
Today is the 116th birthday of the prolific writer of historical novels, James Michener. Every once in a while, I wonder if anyone is reading

Happy 149th Birthday Gertrude Stein
Today is the 149th birthday of the eternal wit Gertrude Stein. She was an artist collector as much as she was an art collector, influencing,
Happy 149th Birthday W. Somerset Maugham
Today is the 149th birthday of the writer W. Somerset Maugham. I was given a copy of “The Razor’s Edge” quite a while ago by

Happy 162nd Birthday Edith Wharton
Today is the 162nd birthday of the writer who said, “Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.” She wrote

Happy 131st Birthday Henry Miller
Today is the 131st birthday of the author Henry Miller. I first was introduced to him through Arthur Miller, they were practically next to each

“Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel” by David Rakoff
Have you ever had a book that became such a part of your existence that you cherish it like a very good life-long friend? One
Happy 95th Birthday Erma Bombeck
Today is the 95th birthday of the writer Erma Bombeck. She once said (or wrote) “He who laughs … lasts.” It may be the hardest

Happy 100th Birthday Helen Gurley Brown
Today is the 100th birthday of the woman who is quoted as saying “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” Helen Gurley Brown