Let's make this birthday one to remember.

61 years old (Born on May 24, 1963)

Happy Birthday, Michael Chabon! May your day be filled with more delightful mysteries than Pittsburgh ever offered and fewer plot twists than a Yiddish detective novel. From the moment you burst onto the literary scene in 1988, you've kept readers joyfully tangled up in your brilliant storytelling.

Here's hoping this year brings as much acclaim and adventure as "Wonder Boys," minus any writerly meltdowns or lost manuscripts. Keep dazzling us with words that charm, intrigue—and occasionally confuse—because nobody does it quite like you. Cheers to another chapter of success; may it be even better edited than the last!