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March 6, 2026 - Birthday, Fiction, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: This Boy’s Tongue, by Peter Markus

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Peter Markus! Celebrate by reading Markus’s “This Boy’s Tongue,” which we published in 2019 and…

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February 21, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

David Foster Wallace on Writing, Fiction, Freedom, and More

Happy birthday, David Foster Wallace! Here are some quotes from the writer:   “The truth will set you free. But…

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February 21, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Anaïs Nin on Life, Art, Writing, Death, and More

  Happy birthday, Anaïs Nin! Here are some quotes from the writer:   “The role of the writer is not…

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February 18, 2026 - Birthday, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Audre Lorde on Poetry, Politics, Feminism, and More

Happy birthday, Audre Lorde! Here are some quotes from the writer:   “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the…

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February 11, 2026 - Birthday, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Gordon Lish on Writing, Art, Language, and More

Happy birthday, Gordon Lish! 92, today! Here are some quotes from the writer:   “Do not confine your work to…

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February 9, 2026 - Birthday, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Gerhard Richter on Art, Painting, Meaning, and More

Happy birthday, Gerhard Richter! 94, today! Here are some quotes from the artist:   “Art is the highest form of…

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February 5, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

William S. Burroughs on Writing, Reading, Language, and More

  Happy birthday, William S. Burroughs! Here are some quotes from his writing:   “The word is now a virus.”…

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February 4, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Nonfiction, Reading, Review, Writing

From the Archives: Big Other Folio: Robert Coover

  Happy birthday, Robert Coover! Celebrate by reading Big Other‘s folio dedicated to Coover, which we published in 2021! It…

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February 3, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Gertrude Stein on Art, Writing, Reading, and More

  Happy birthday, Gertrude Stein! Here’s a selection of quotes from her marvelous writing:   “Writing and reading is to…

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January 25, 2026 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Virginia Woolf on Writing, Reading, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Virginia Woolf! Here’s a compilation of quotes from some of Woolf’s many books, letters, diaries, and essays:  …

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