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April 17: #AprilBookishMadness— #BookishBirthdays; I couldn‘t remember any standouts from my books so I went with author/playwright Thornton Wilder...

#authorbirthdays #bookishbirthdays On this date in 1903 ,George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) was born in India.
In 1857 on this date, Les Fleurs du Mal is published.Both publisher and author is promptly prosecuted for offending public morals .

Happy birthday to Mary Roach! If you haven't read her hilarious, fascinating science books, get on that. She's one of the best science writers out there! 👩🏼‍🔬

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Happy birthday to Kathryn Harrison! 🎉

If you haven't read her work, she's stellar. She's written fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and biography. Her memoir The Mother Knot is really affecting & her biography on Joan of Arc is also fantastic.

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Happy birthday to Libba Bray! Libba writes great young adult fantasy and fiction that has strong female protagonists. ✨

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Happy birthday (yesterday) to Ellen Forney! She's a comic & graphic novelist who writes about mental health and her experience with bipolar, being bi, and general life stuff. She's pretty great. 👩🏼‍🎨 #bookishbirthdays

BONUS: Marbles is one of the graphic novels you can win if you enter our #DrawMe giveaway! Scroll back for details. Open internationally via Book Depository through midnight tonight! 🎉🎉 #Giveaway

Happy birthday to Wanda Sykes! If you're unfamiliar with her work as a comedian, do yourself a favor and check some out. Her book is also hilarious!

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Beautiful words about courage and facing challenges for today's #MondayMotivation. Yesterday was her birthday! If you haven't checked out her fantasy novels, they're pretty great! 🐉

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Happy (slightly belated) birthday, Leslie Marmon Silko! Her books Ceremony & Almanac of the Dead are great looks at colonialism, racism, gender, & life as a Laguna Pueblo woman. 🏜

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Happy birthday to Patricia MacLachlan, who turns 79 years old today! Who else loved Sarah, Plain and Tall as a kid? It was one of @BookishFeminist's favorite books growing up. MacLachlan writes about family, belonging, and sense of place. 🌾

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