August 28

Janet Frame

Janet Frame (born August 28, 1924) New Zealand memoirist, novelist - An Angel at My Table (1984)

Read an interview with Janet Frame here

Watch a short biography of Janet Frame
 here


Vonda McIntyre

Vonda McIntyre (born August 28, 1948) U.S. science fiction writer and biologist

Read an interview with McIntyre here

Watch a short biography of Vonda McIntyre
 here


Tasha Tudor

Tasha Tudor (born August 28, 1915) U.S. children’s book illustrator, author – Edgar Allan Crow (1953)

Visit the Tasha Tudor Society website here

This video gives some background on Tasha Tudor
 here


Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei (born August 28, 1957) Chinese artist, critic, activist - 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (2020)

Read about Ai Weiwei's memoir 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows here

Ai Weiwei talks about his memoir on The Daily Show
 here