Literary Birthday – 4 January – Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was born 4 January 1643, and died 31 March 1727.
Literary Birthday
Literary Birthday – 4 January – Christina Baker Kline
Happy Birthday, Christina Baker Kline, born 4 January 1964.
Literary Birthday – 3 January – Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen was born 3 January 1951 and died 29 March 2025.
Literary Birthday – 3 January – Erik Larson
Happy Birthday, Erik Larson, born 3 January 1954.
Literary Birthday – 2 January – Jimmy Santiago Baca
Happy Birthday, Jimmy Santiago Baca, born 2 January 1952.
Literary Birthday – 1 January – Mary Ann Shaffer
Mary Ann Shaffer was born 1 January 1934, and died 1 February  2008.
Literary Birthday – 1 January – Ouida
Ouida was born 1 January 1839, and died 25 January 1908.
Literary Birthday – 31 December – Holbrook Jackson
Holbrook Jackson was born 31 December 1874 and died 16 June 1948.
Literary Birthday – 30 December – Patti Smith
Happy Birthday, Patti Smith, born 30 December 1946.
Literary Birthday – 29 December – Sean Chercover
Happy Birthday, Sean Chercover, born 29 December 1966.