Let's make this birthday one to remember.

65 years old (Born on August 17, 1959)

Happy Birthday, Jonathan Franzen! May your day be filled with fewer corrections and more freedom to celebrate. Your novels have brilliantly captured the quirks of family life—reminding us all that no matter how dysfunctional our own families seem, there's always a fictional Midwestern couple out there making ours look perfectly normal.

From "The Corrections" to "Freedom," you've given readers unforgettable characters navigating life's complexities in ways both hilarious and profound. Here's hoping this birthday brings you as much joy (and far less drama) than any Lambert family gathering ever could!

Cheers to another year of literary brilliance—and minimal awkward dinner conversations!