Today in literary history!
Jun. 8
 | American founding father Thomas Paine (Rights of Man, The Age of Reason) died on this day in 1809 |
| Kate Wilhelm (Hugo-winner Where the Late Sweet Birds Sang) was born on this day in 1928 |
| George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was published on this day in 1949 |
| Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, was born on this day in 1957 |
| Stephen King's Misery was published on this day in 1987 |
| George Turner (Drowning Towers, Genetic Soldier) died on this day in 1997 |
| Thomas Harris' Hannibal was published on this day in 1999 |
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