Literary book of days

Scott fitzgerald, to kill a mockingbird by harper lee, the handmaids tale by margaret atwood, animal f. Dates for literary day taiwan, 2020, 2021 and other years. A book of days for the literary year hardcover september 1, 1991 by neal t. Book of days offers challenges to the reader to rethink questions weve all wondered about. Stepping into the midtown french restaurant where this imprint of penguin random house celebrated book. Salingers birthday, author of catcher in the rye 3rd january 1892 j. At once a love letter to literature and a charming guide to the books most worth reading. Including anecdotes, biographies, histories, curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character. The serious business of the literary party the new york. Online series the ethics of todays world, profiles of the great thinkers and unique, original essays, exclusive to the website.

He also brings danger for us to hold our breath against. At once a love letter to literature and a charming guide to the books most worth reading, a readers book of days features bitesize accounts of events in the lives of great authors for every day of the year. The cyclopedia of english literature, the life and works of robert burns, ancient sea margins, the domestic annals of scotland and the book of days. This list shows authors birthdays, deaths, publication dates and important literary dates. Tina jordan is a wellknown fixture in the literary world.

A delightful, yearlong literary companion for book lovers, filled with birthdays, anniversaries, and amusing anecdotes, all from the world of books and authors. You have probably heard of national book lovers day before, but to be honest, there arent many literary holidays in august, and this one is truly one of my favorites. Harsent brings his customary intensity of vision to dreamlike encounters with troubled days and restless nights. Fasti poem, known in english as the book of days, a latin poem by ovid. This volume presents an exuberant, eclectic gathering of pictures and words drawn from the collections of the library of congress to celebrate the written word and those americans who have devoted. At once a love letter to literature and a charming guide to the books most worth reading, a. A miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar. Literary book of days hardcover november 28, 1995 by timothy murphy author. The calendar of literary facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history. An annual celebration of childrens nonfiction, it was initiated by the federation of childrens book groups in partnership with scholastic childrens books and is celebrated across the uk each year. But she struggled to find a literary agent, so she moved to france and spent a year as a teaching assistant. If you are looking for what happened on a particular day, use the clickable calendar below. A witty and addictively readable daybyday literary companion. True tales from the lives and works of writers for every day of the year by tom nissley, out now.