@josephpeschel.bsky.social
I’m a freelance writer & critic. I’ve written for The Boston Globe, The Brooklyn Rail, The Washington Post, America, Science, & other papers and websites.
@bookcritics.bsky.social John Steinbeck was born today, February 27, in 1902.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Christopher Marlowe was baptized today, February 26, in 1593.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Anthony Burgess was born today, February 25, in 1917.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Kent Haruf was born today, February 24, in 1943.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Luis Buñuel was born today, February 22, in 1900.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Anaïs Nin was born today February 21, in 1903.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Ellen Gilchrist was born today, February 20, in 1935.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Jonathan Lethem was born today, February 19, in 1964.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Toni Morrison was born today, February 18, 1931.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Aharon Appelfeld was born today, February 16, in 1932.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Galileo Galilei was born today, February 15, in 1564.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Philosopher Max Horkheimer was born today, February 14, in 1895.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Eleanor Farjeon was born today, February 13, in 1881.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social George Meredith was born today, February 12, in 1828.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Physicist Leó Szilárd was born today, February 11, in 1898.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Boris Pasternak was born today, February 10, in 1890.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social J. M. Coetzee was born today, February 9, in 1940.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Neal Cassady was born today, February 8, in 1926.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Charles Dickens was born today February 7, in 1812.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Babe Ruth was born today, February 6, in 1895.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social William S. Burroughs was born today, February 5, in 1914.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Stewart O'Nan was born today, February 4, in 1961.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Paul Auster was born today, February 3, in 1947.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social James Joyce was born today, in February 2, in 1882.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Muriel Spark was born today, February 1, in 1918.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Norman Mailer was born today, January 31, in 1923.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Shirley Hazzard was born today, January 30, in 1931.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social W. C. Fields was born today, January 29, in 1880.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Colette was born today, January 28, in 1873.
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Lewis Carroll was born today, January 27, in 1832.
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