Literary Birthday – 10 August – Mark Doty
Happy Birthday, Mark Doty, born 10 August 1953.
Literary Birthday
Literary Birthday – 9 August – Barbara Delinsky
Happy Birthday, Barbara Delinsky, born 9 August 1945.
Literary Birthday – 8 August – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings  was born 8 August 1896, and died 14 December 1953.
Literary Birthday – 6 August – Conor McPherson
Happy Birthday, Conor McPherson, born 6 August 1971.
Literary Birthday – 4 August – Jojo Moyes
Happy Birthday, Jojo Moyes, born 4 August 1969.
Literary Birthday – 1 August – Warsan Shire
Happy Birthday, Warsan Shire, born 1 August 1988.
Literary Birthday – 31 July – Kim Newman
Happy Birthday, Kim Newman, born 31 July 1959.
Literary Birthday – 29 July – Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville was born 29 July 1805 and died 16 April 1859.
Literary Birthday – 27 July – Jack Higgins
Happy Birthday, Jack Higgins, born 27 July 1929, died 9 April 2022
Literary Birthday – 26 July – Bernice Rubens
Bernice Rubens was born 26 July 1928, and died 13 October 2004.