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Joseph Peschel

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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.

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@bookcritics.bsky.social Happy birthday, David Rabe!

10.03.2026 16:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Mickey Spillane was born today, March 9, in 1918.

09.03.2026 16:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Happy birthday, Jeffrey Eugenides!

08.03.2026 16:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Happy birthday, Rick Bass!

07.03.2026 17:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born today, March 6, in 1806.

06.03.2026 16:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Franklin Norris was born today, March 5, in 1870.

05.03.2026 16:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Alan Sillitoe was born today, March 4, in 1928.

04.03.2026 13:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social James Merrill was born today, March 3, in 1926.

03.03.2026 16:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Happy birthday, John Irving!

02.03.2026 17:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social William Dean Howells was born today, March 1, in 1837.

01.03.2026 17:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Zero Mostel was born today, February 28, in 1915.

28.02.2026 18:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social John Steinbeck was born today, February 27, in 1902.

27.02.2026 16:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Christopher Marlowe was baptized today, February 26, in 1593.

26.02.2026 17:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Anthony Burgess was born today, February 25, in 1917.

25.02.2026 17:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Kent Haruf was born today, February 24, in 1943.

24.02.2026 19:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Luis Buñuel was born today, February 22, in 1900.

22.02.2026 19:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Anaïs Nin was born today February 21, in 1903.

21.02.2026 17:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Ellen Gilchrist was born today, February 20, in 1935.

20.02.2026 18:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Jonathan Lethem was born today, February 19, in 1964.

19.02.2026 17:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Toni Morrison was born today, February 18, 1931.

18.02.2026 17:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Aharon Appelfeld was born today, February 16, in 1932.

16.02.2026 16:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Galileo Galilei was born today, February 15, in 1564.

15.02.2026 17:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Philosopher Max Horkheimer was born today, February 14, in 1895.

14.02.2026 17:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Eleanor Farjeon was born today, February 13, in 1881.

13.02.2026 17:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social George Meredith was born today, February 12, in 1828.

12.02.2026 17:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Physicist Leó Szilárd was born today, February 11, in 1898.

11.02.2026 17:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Boris Pasternak was born today, February 10, in 1890.

10.02.2026 17:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social J. M. Coetzee was born today, February 9, in 1940.

09.02.2026 17:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Neal Cassady was born today, February 8, in 1926.

08.02.2026 17:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@bookcritics.bsky.social Charles Dickens was born today February 7, in 1812.

07.02.2026 18:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0