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Wednesday, 3 January 2018

20 Author Birthdays to Celebrate in January











Today, we're raising a glass to some of the world's most beloved authors born in January, including J.R.R. Tolkien who took us 'there and back again' with iconic favorites including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings .



Tolkien will be sharing his birthday cake with other notable celebrants, including J.D. Salinger, Virginia Woolf, Haruki Murakami, and Zora Neale Hurston. So break out your party hats and wish your favorite author a happy birthday in the comments!










E.M. Forster


(January 1, 1879)









J.D. Salinger


(January 1, 1919)










Isaac Asimov


(January 2, 1920)









J.R.R. Tolkien


(January 3, 1892)















E.L. Doctorow


(January 6, 1931)









Zora Neale Hurston


(January 7, 1891)










Wilkie Collins


(January 8, 1824)









Philippa Gregory


(January 9, 1954)














Jack London


(January 12, 1876)









Haruki Murakami


(January 12, 1949)










David Mitchell


(January 12, 1969)









Susan Sontag


(January 16, 1933)














Anne Brontë


(January 17, 1820)









A. A. Milne


(January 18, 1882)










Edgar Allan Poe


(January 19, 1809)









Patricia Highsmith


(January 19, 1921)














Edith Wharton


(January 24, 1862)









Virginia Woolf


(January 25, 1882)










Anton Chekhov


(January 29, 1860)









Norman Mailer


(January 31, 1923)









Do you have another favorite author who has a birthday this month? Let us know in the comments!




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