They say that in life you must plant a tree, have a child and write a book to ensure a measure of immortality. Based on that wisdom, apparently only few people becomes immortal. It is easy to plant a tree but it does not guarantee it becomes an adult unless you take care of it. It is also easy to imagine a world of fantasy but it is very hard to put this imagination into words that become a piece of literature.
Fortunately, those few people who reach immortality share with us a bit of their magic. Their legacy, amazing books that sometimes can even change our lives, are a gift for all humanity, now and in future times.
They also say that a reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. When you are reading a book, and you know that it is going to be a tragedy, you can feel the cold and darkness coming. But you can also experience love, tenderness, sympathy, joy… emotions that very few things apart from a book can make you feel as if they were your own story.
On this National Authors’ Day, celebrated on November 1, 2018, take a moment to appreciate the wonders brought to you by the exquisite pen of an imaginative mind, the hard work someone put into his or her creation. Appreciate how much you have enjoyed a good reading at crucial moments, maybe helping you to make a decision or just to dream about new horizons.
History of Authors’ Day
It was 1928, and the Illinois Women’s Club was meeting yet again to enjoy the writings of some of their favorite authors. Nellie Verne Burt McPherson decided to bring up the idea of having a day dedicated to American Authors and brought it up amongst her fellow club members. Nellie had spent her life as a teacher and an avid lover of literature, and one day had written a letter to Irving’s Bacheller while she was recovering in a hospital in WWI. She had thoroughly enjoyed Irving’s story “Eben Holden’s Last Day A’ Fishin”, and was overjoyed to receive an autographed copy of another story he had written.
So touched by this show of appreciation by her favorite author that she determined that the only way she could properly show her appreciation was by setting aside a day to honor all American Authors, and to do so she submitted her suggestion to the General Federation of Women’s Club. Her idea did not go unheeded, and 20 years later, in 1949, the United States Department of Commerce made it an official holiday, Authors’ Day, and it’s been celebrated every year ever since.
How to celebrate Authors’ Day
1. Re-read your favorite book.
2. Find that novel you have always wanted to read.
3. Tweet at your favorite author today.
4. Buy a book and give it to a friend.
5. Write your own short story.
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