Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Shirley Ann Grau

Born: July 8, 1929
Died: August 3, 2020 (aged 91)
Bio: Shirley Ann Grau was an American writer. She was born in New Orleans, and her work is set primarily in the Deep South, and explores issues of race and gender.
Known for:
- The Keepers of the House (1964)
- Roadwalkers (1994)
- The condor passes (1971)
- The hard blue sky (1958)
- House on Coliseum Street (1961)