Let's make this birthday one to remember.

67 years old (Born on August 01, 1957)

Happy Birthday, Madison Smartt Bell! May your day be filled with more excitement than a Haitian Revolution trilogy and fewer plot twists than Toussaint Louverture's adventures. Your literary brilliance in "All Souls' Rising" didn't just rise—it soared straight into the finals of both the PEN/Faulkner Award and National Book Award. Clearly, you're doing something right!

Here's hoping this year brings you as much joy as you've given readers through your captivating storytelling. Keep inspiring us all with tales that are smarter (pun intended), richer, and even more compelling—because let's face it: revolutionizing historical fiction is no small feat!