American Writers Museum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Today, we celebrate the birthday of author and illustrator Robert McCloskey. During his career, McCloskey wrote and illustrated eight picture books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning "Make Way For Ducklings" (1941). #HappyBirthday #AmericanVoices #MakeWayForDucklings https://t.co/s1cyq3Zqsf

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(6/6) THE AWAKENING by Kate Chopin When it was first published, the public outcry caused the novel to be banned. Now, this milestone in fiction, is considered a classic of feminist literature. Read now at https://t.co/xEYxImgpaB. https://t.co/cYIyhfmbtp

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Born on this day in 1891, Nella Larsen was a novelist and short story writer of the Harlem Renaissance, best remembered for her novels "Passing" and "Quicksand." #BornOnThisDay #HapyBirthday #AmericanVoices #NellaLarson https://t.co/jN1jM6ulDr

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Today, we're celebrating the birthday of science fiction author and creator of the Dune saga, Frank Herbert. "Dune" (1965) is the best selling science fiction of all time. #HappyBirthday #AmericanVoices #FrankHerbert #Dune https://t.co/mT1QcpfkG3

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Today, we celebrate the birthday of poet and novelist Sylvia Plath. Her semi-autobiographical novel, "The Bell Jar" (1963), was published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas". #HappyBirthday #AmericanVoices #SylviaPlath #TheBellJar https://t.co/N9zSwnJGzH

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"Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can." Happy birthday Louisa May Alcott, born in 1832! You can learn more about the author of "Little Women" and more on our Nation of Writers podcast. https://t.co/SisipoOfDH https://t.co/6rx58ybc9b

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It’s our first ever #TriviaTuesday! Pick your answer below and check back tomorrow for the correct answer. How many copies of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” were sold in the first year of publication?

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Happy birthday to...Fahrenheit 451! On this day in 1953, Ray Bradbury's classic novel was first published by Ballantine Books. Learn more about the book and how Bradbury wrote it in our exhibit "Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable." https://t.co/7SIdT68Ubg

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Happy birthday to naturalist, poet, and author of "Civil Disobedience," Henry David Thoreau! #HappyBirthday #HenryDavidThoreau #CivilDisobedience #AmericanVoices @concordmuseum https://t.co/RDK3tiDFGi

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Today, we're celebrating the birthday of children's author Mary Mapes Dodge, She is best remembered for her 1865 novel "Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates." #HappyBirthday #AmericanVoices https://t.co/s1PMmRjbPv