It's "Read Across America" Day, sometimes also celebrated as "Read Dr. Seuss Day" | |
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss (The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas) was born on this day in 1904 | |
Olivia Manning (Fortunes of War) was born on this day in 1908 | |
D. H. Lawrence (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow) died on this day in 1930 | |
Tom Wolfe (The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff) was born on this day in 1931 | |
John Irving (The World According to Garp) was born on this day in 1942 | |
Peter Straub, occasional Stephen King collaborator (Ghost Story) was born on this day in 1943 | |
Philip K. Dick (A Scanner Darkly) died on this day in 1982 | |
Anne Rice's Pandora was published on this day in 1998 |
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