August - Wishing you the happiest of birthdays and a fantastic year ahead!

 

As promised, on the 23^rd of every month I will post a list of literary author birthdays. I came across the list on Book Lover Gifts website. Feel free to add your favorite authors special day. Put it in the comments section, just wait for their birth month.

 

• 01 Aug 1819 – Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick
• 22 Aug 1920 – Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451
• 24 Aug 1899 – Jorge Luis Borges, author of The Library of Babel

 

August Facts:

• It is the last month of summer.
• It is the month of summer vacations and holiday for many around the world.
• Many cultures call August the harvest month.
• Folklore: If the first week of August is unusually warm, The winter will be white and long.

 

 See you next month!

Sources:

http://projectbritain.com/year/march.htm

https://www.almanac.com/content/month-january-holidays-facts-folklore

https://www.ducksters.com/history/decemberinhistory.php