Posted on March 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of March 9, 2025.
Vita Sackville-West (March 9, 1892): Sackville-West wrote poetry and nonfiction in addition to her novels, which include The Edwardians and All Passion Spent, and she also served as the model for Virginia Woolf’s character Orlando.
Douglas Adams (March 11, 1952): Adams is best known for his five-part series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which began as a radio show and, post-publication, was also adapted for TV, theater, film, and a computer program.
Ezra Jack Keats (March 11, 1916): Keats became (and remained) famous for writing and illustrating the children's book The Snowy Day, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1963 and was noteworthy for starring a Black boy.
Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922): Kerouac, author of On the Road (as well as poetry and other novels, like The Dharma Bums), helped launch the Beat movement.
Edward Albee (March 12, 1928): Albee came to fame with the play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, but among his many other works are three Pulitzer Prize winners: A Delicate Balance, Three Tall Women, and Seascape.
Tom Clancy (March 12, 1947): Clancy’s first novel, The Hunt for Red October, was his breakthrough novel, launching a long career full of bestsellers such as Patriot Games and The Sum of All Fears.
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