SettingsAmerican essayists
Aaron Rhodes
Aaron Rhodes is an international human rights activist, university lecturer and essayist based in Hamburg, Germany.
Aaron Rhodes is an international human rights activist, university lecturer and essayist based in Hamburg, Germany.
Abbie Hoffman
Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party.
Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell (December 13, 1856 – January 6, 1943) was a U.S. educator and legal scholar.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell (December 13, 1856 – January 6, 1943) was a U.S. educator and legal scholar.
Adam Gopnik
Adam Gopnik, is an American writer, essayist and commentator.
Adam Gopnik, is an American writer, essayist and commentator.
Adam Gussow
Adam Gussow (born April 3, 1958, New York, United States) is a scholar, memoirist, and blues harmonica player.
Adam Gussow (born April 3, 1958, New York, United States) is a scholar, memoirist, and blues harmonica player.
Addison Peale Russell
Addison Peale Russell (September 8, 1826 – July 24, 1912) was an American author of the later nineteenth century.
Addison Peale Russell (September 8, 1826 – July 24, 1912) was an American author of the later nineteenth century.
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Adela Rogers St. Johns was an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.
Adela Rogers St. Johns was an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter.
Adina Hoffman
Adina Hoffman is an American essayist, critic, and literary biographer.
Adina Hoffman is an American essayist, critic, and literary biographer.
Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier (April 1, 1855 – November 15, 1950) was an American essayist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Agnes Repplier (April 1, 1855 – November 15, 1950) was an American essayist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Al Young
Al Young (May 31, 1939, Ocean Springs, Mississippi) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor.
Al Young (May 31, 1939, Ocean Springs, Mississippi) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor.
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Aline Murray Kilmer
Aline Murray Kilmer (1 August 1888 – 1 October 1941), was an American poet, children's book author, and essayist, and the wife and widow of poet and journalist Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918).
Aline Murray Kilmer (1 August 1888 – 1 October 1941), was an American poet, children's book author, and essayist, and the wife and widow of poet and journalist Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918).
Allen Kurzweil
Allen Kurzweil (born December 16, 1960) is an American novelist, children's writer, editor, essayist, and journalist.
Allen Kurzweil (born December 16, 1960) is an American novelist, children's writer, editor, essayist, and journalist.
Allen Tate
John Orley Allen Tate was an American poet, essayist, social commentator, and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1943 to 1944.
John Orley Allen Tate was an American poet, essayist, social commentator, and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1943 to 1944.
Alvin Saunders Johnson
Alvin Saunders Johnson, Ph.D. was an American economist, born near Homer, Neb., and a co-founder of The New School.
Alvin Saunders Johnson, Ph.D. was an American economist, born near Homer, Neb., and a co-founder of The New School.
Alyse Gregory
Alyse Gregory (July 19, 1884 Norwalk, Connecticut, USA – August 27, 1967 Morebath, Devon, England) was an American suffragist and writer.
Alyse Gregory (July 19, 1884 Norwalk, Connecticut, USA – August 27, 1967 Morebath, Devon, England) was an American suffragist and writer.
Andrei Codrescu
Andrei Codrescu is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio.
Andrei Codrescu is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio.
Andrew Delbanco
Dr. Andrew H. Delbanco is Director of American Studies at Columbia University and has been Columbia's Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities since 1995.
Dr. Andrew H. Delbanco is Director of American Studies at Columbia University and has been Columbia's Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities since 1995.
Andrew Hudgins
Andrew Hudgins is a poet.
Andrew Hudgins is a poet.
Andrew Nelson Lytle
Andrew Nelson Lytle (December 26, 1902 – December 12, 1995) was an American novelist, dramatist, essayist and professor of literature.
Andrew Nelson Lytle (December 26, 1902 – December 12, 1995) was an American novelist, dramatist, essayist and professor of literature.
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Henry Vachss is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths.
Andrew Henry Vachss is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths.
André Aciman
André Aciman is a writer, currently distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of City University of New York teaching the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust.
André Aciman is a writer, currently distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of City University of New York teaching the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust.
Anita Stansfield
Anita Stansfield (born July 20, 1961) is an American Latter-day Saint romance novelist.
Anita Stansfield (born July 20, 1961) is an American Latter-day Saint romance novelist.
Ann Hood
Ann Hood (born 1956) is an American novelist and short story writer; she has also written nonfiction.
Ann Hood (born 1956) is an American novelist and short story writer; she has also written nonfiction.
Ann Lauterbach
Ann Lauterbach (born 1942) is an American poet, essayist, and professor.
Ann Lauterbach (born 1942) is an American poet, essayist, and professor.
Ann Pancake
Ann Pancake is an American fiction writer and essayist.
Ann Pancake is an American fiction writer and essayist.
Anne Panning
Anne Panning is an award winning writer of both fiction and nonfiction.
Anne Panning is an award winning writer of both fiction and nonfiction.
Anne Roiphe
Anne Roiphe (born December 25, 1935) is an American writer and journalist.
Anne Roiphe (born December 25, 1935) is an American writer and journalist.
Anneli Rufus
Anneli Rufus is an award-winning American journalist and author.
Anneli Rufus is an award-winning American journalist and author.
Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction.
Annie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction.
Annie Russell Marble
Annie Russell Marble was an American essayist, whose work dealt with early American historical figures, authors of the Transcendental movement, some of whom she knew personally, and commentary o...
Annie Russell Marble was an American essayist, whose work dealt with early American historical figures, authors of the Transcendental movement, some of whom she knew personally, and commentary o...
Anthony Giardina
Anthony Giardina is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and playwright.
Anthony Giardina is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and playwright.
Ariel Dorfman
Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman is an Argentine-Chilean novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist.
Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman is an Argentine-Chilean novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist.
Arlene Raven
Arlene Raven was an art historian, author, writer, editor, critic, lecturer, art curator, feminist and award winner.
Arlene Raven was an art historian, author, writer, editor, critic, lecturer, art curator, feminist and award winner.
Asia Booth
Asia Frigga (Booth) Clarke (November 19, 1835 in Bel Air, Maryland - May 16, 1888 in Bournemouth, England), was the youngest daughter in the family of ten children born to Junius Brutus Booth an...
Asia Frigga (Booth) Clarke (November 19, 1835 in Bel Air, Maryland - May 16, 1888 in Bournemouth, England), was the youngest daughter in the family of ten children born to Junius Brutus Booth an...
Bailey White
June Bailey White (born May 31, 1950 in Thomasville, Georgia,) is an American author and a regular radio commentator for the National Public Radio program All Things Considered.
June Bailey White (born May 31, 1950 in Thomasville, Georgia,) is an American author and a regular radio commentator for the National Public Radio program All Things Considered.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich born August 26, 1941, Butte, Montana is an American feminist, democratic socialist, and political activist who describes herself as "a myth buster by trade", and has been cal...
Barbara Ehrenreich born August 26, 1941, Butte, Montana is an American feminist, democratic socialist, and political activist who describes herself as "a myth buster by trade", and has been cal...
Barbara Garson
Barbara Garson (born July 7, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American playwright, author and social activist.
Barbara Garson (born July 7, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American playwright, author and social activist.
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (14 September 1934 – 24 April 2002) was an American journalist, essayist and memoirist.
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (14 September 1934 – 24 April 2002) was an American journalist, essayist and memoirist.
Barbara Holland
Barbara Murray Holland (April 5, 1933 – September 7, 2010) was an American author who wrote in defense of such modern-day vices as cursing, drinking, eating fatty food and smoking cigarett...
Barbara Murray Holland (April 5, 1933 – September 7, 2010) was an American author who wrote in defense of such modern-day vices as cursing, drinking, eating fatty food and smoking cigarett...
Basharat Peer
Basharat Peer, (born 1977) is a Kashmiri journalist, author, and political commentator.
Basharat Peer, (born 1977) is a Kashmiri journalist, author, and political commentator.
Ben Howard (poet)
Ben W. Howard is an American poet, critic and essayist.
Ben W. Howard is an American poet, critic and essayist.
Benjamin Prime
Benjamin Young Prime (1733–1791) was an American poet, essayist, and songwriter.
Benjamin Young Prime (1733–1791) was an American poet, essayist, and songwriter.
Bert Stiles
Bert Stiles (August 30, 1920 - November 26, 1944) was an American author of short stories who was killed in action during World War II while serving as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Bert Stiles (August 30, 1920 - November 26, 1944) was an American author of short stories who was killed in action during World War II while serving as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Brad Leithauser
Brad E. Leithauser is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and teacher.
Brad E. Leithauser is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and teacher.
Brander Matthews
James Brander Matthews (February 21, 1852 in New Orleans – March 31, 1929 in New York City), was a U.S. writer and educator.
James Brander Matthews (February 21, 1852 in New Orleans – March 31, 1929 in New York City), was a U.S. writer and educator.
Brenda Wineapple
Brenda Wineapple is an American nonfiction writer, literary critic, and essayist.
Brenda Wineapple is an American nonfiction writer, literary critic, and essayist.
Brett Clark (sociologist)
Brett Clark is an assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.
Brett Clark is an assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.
Brian Turner (American poet)
Brian Turner is an American poet, essayist, and professor.
Brian Turner is an American poet, essayist, and professor.
Brian Willson
S. Brian Willson is a prominent American anti-war activist.
S. Brian Willson is a prominent American anti-war activist.
Brother Azarias
Brother Azarias (Patrick Francis Mullany) (b.
Brother Azarias (Patrick Francis Mullany) (b.
Bruce Thornton
Bruce S. Thornton is a classicist at California State University, Fresno.
Bruce S. Thornton is a classicist at California State University, Fresno.
Bud Webster
Clarence Howard "Bud" Webster (born July 27, 1952) is a science fiction and fantasy writer who is also known for his essays on both the history of science fiction and sf/fantasy anthologies as well.
Clarence Howard "Bud" Webster (born July 27, 1952) is a science fiction and fantasy writer who is also known for his essays on both the history of science fiction and sf/fantasy anthologies as well.
Caleb Thomas Winchester
Caleb Thomas Winchester (1847-1920) was an American English scholar, born in Montville, Connecticut.
Caleb Thomas Winchester (1847-1920) was an American English scholar, born in Montville, Connecticut.
Carmen Hermosillo
Carmen Hermosillo, A.K.A. humdog, was a community manager/research analyst, essayist, and poet.
Carmen Hermosillo, A.K.A. humdog, was a community manager/research analyst, essayist, and poet.
Carol Bly
Carol Bly (April 16, 1930 – December 21, 2007) was a teacher and an award-winning American author of short stories, essays, and nonfiction works on writing.
Carol Bly (April 16, 1930 – December 21, 2007) was a teacher and an award-winning American author of short stories, essays, and nonfiction works on writing.
Carol Muske-Dukes
Carol Muske-Dukes is an American poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor, and the current poet laureate of California.
Carol Muske-Dukes is an American poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor, and the current poet laureate of California.
Carol Plum-Ucci
Carol Plum-Ucci ( in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is a young adult novelist and essayist.
Carol Plum-Ucci ( in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is a young adult novelist and essayist.
Caroline Healey Dall
Caroline Wells Healey Dall (1822–1912) was an American feminist writer, transcendentalist and reformer.
Caroline Wells Healey Dall (1822–1912) was an American feminist writer, transcendentalist and reformer.
Caroline Knapp
Caroline Knapp (November 8, 1959 - June 3, 2002) was an American writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism.
Caroline Knapp (November 8, 1959 - June 3, 2002) was an American writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism.
Carrie Etter
Carrie Etter (born 1969) is an American poet, originally from Normal, Illinois, who moved to Southern California at the age of 19 and on to London in 2001.
Carrie Etter (born 1969) is an American poet, originally from Normal, Illinois, who moved to Southern California at the age of 19 and on to London in 2001.
Catherine Corman
Catherine Corman's book of photographs, Daylight Noir: Raymond Chandler's Imagined City was included in the 2009 Venice Biennale.
Catherine Corman's book of photographs, Daylight Noir: Raymond Chandler's Imagined City was included in the 2009 Venice Biennale.
Charisse Jones
Charisse Jones is an African American journalist, and essayist.
Charisse Jones is an African American journalist, and essayist.
Charles Baxter (author)
Charles Baxter (born 13 May 1947) is an American author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Charles Baxter (born 13 May 1947) is an American author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Charles Bowden
Charles Bowden is an American non-fiction author, journalist, and essayist based in Tucson, Arizona.
Charles Bowden is an American non-fiction author, journalist, and essayist based in Tucson, Arizona.
Charles D'Ambrosio
Charles D'Ambrosio (born 1958) is an American short story writer and essayist.
Charles D'Ambrosio (born 1958) is an American short story writer and essayist.
Charles Dickinson (writer)
Charles Dickinson (born 1951) is an American writer known for his literary novels which often mix realism with winsome absurdity.
Charles Dickinson (born 1951) is an American writer known for his literary novels which often mix realism with winsome absurdity.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 – October 20, 1900) was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of T...
Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 – October 20, 1900) was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of T...
Charles Francis Horne
Charles Francis Horne (born January 12, 1870 in Jersey City, New Jersey - died September 13, 1942 in Annapolis, Maryland) was an American author of books.
Charles Francis Horne (born January 12, 1870 in Jersey City, New Jersey - died September 13, 1942 in Annapolis, Maryland) was an American author of books.
Charles H. Baker, Jr.
Charles Henry Baker, Jr. is an author best known for his culinary and cocktail writings.
Charles Henry Baker, Jr. is an author best known for his culinary and cocktail writings.
Charles Lane (transcendentalist)
Charles Lane (1800–1870) was an English-American transcendentalist, abolitionist, and early voluntaryist.
Charles Lane (1800–1870) was an English-American transcendentalist, abolitionist, and early voluntaryist.
Charles Martin (writer)
Charles Martin (July 26, 1976 – Present) an American novelist and journalist whose novels often explore underground cultures, urban fantasy and, in the case of “Edward and the Island,” the afterlife.
Charles Martin (July 26, 1976 – Present) an American novelist and journalist whose novels often explore underground cultures, urban fantasy and, in the case of “Edward and the Island,” the afterlife.
Charles R. Johnson
Charles R. Johnson is an-American scholar, and the author of novels, short stories, and non-fiction essays.
Charles R. Johnson is an-American scholar, and the author of novels, short stories, and non-fiction essays.
Charlotte Forten Grimké
Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten Grimké (August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an African-American anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator.
Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten Grimké (August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an African-American anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator.
Chloe Aridjis
Chloe Aridjis is a London-based Mexican and American writer.
Chloe Aridjis is a London-based Mexican and American writer.
Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian is an American novelist and the author of 15 novels, including the bestseller Midwives.
Chris Bohjalian is an American novelist and the author of 15 novels, including the bestseller Midwives.
Christian Bauman
Christian Bauman (born June 15, 1970) is an American novelist, essayist, and lyricist.
Christian Bauman (born June 15, 1970) is an American novelist, essayist, and lyricist.
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Chuck Fager
Charles Eugene Fager (born 1942), known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Charles Eugene Fager (born 1942), known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Chuck Klosterman
Charles John "Chuck" Klosterman (born June 5, 1972) is an American author and essayist who has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and The Washington Post, and has...
Charles John "Chuck" Klosterman (born June 5, 1972) is an American author and essayist who has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and The Washington Post, and has...
Clarence Page
Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.
Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.
Clint Catalyst
Clint Catalyst is the nom de plume of an American author, actor, spoken word performer, and stylist.
Clint Catalyst is the nom de plume of an American author, actor, spoken word performer, and stylist.
Curtis White
Curtis White is an American essayist and author.
Curtis White is an American essayist and author.
D. A. Blyler
D.A. (David Alan) Blyler (born July 13, 1967) is the author of the expatriate novel Steffi’s Club (BurnhillWolf, 2003) and two published works of poetry, Shared Solitude and Diary of a...
D.A. (David Alan) Blyler (born July 13, 1967) is the author of the expatriate novel Steffi’s Club (BurnhillWolf, 2003) and two published works of poetry, Shared Solitude and Diary of a...
D. A. Clarke
D. A. Clarke (also known as De Clarke and DeAnander) is a radical feminist essayist and activist in the United States of America since 1980.
D. A. Clarke (also known as De Clarke and DeAnander) is a radical feminist essayist and activist in the United States of America since 1980.
D. J. Waldie
D. J. Waldie is an American essayist, memoirist, translator, and editor.
D. J. Waldie is an American essayist, memoirist, translator, and editor.
Dan Chiasson
Dan Chiasson (born in Burlington, Vermont) is an American poet, critic and professor.
Dan Chiasson (born in Burlington, Vermont) is an American poet, critic and professor.
Dan Schneider (writer)
Dan Schneider (born 1965) is a United States poet, critic, film critic, essayist, and fiction writer best known for his criticism and literary website Cosmoetica.
Dan Schneider (born 1965) is a United States poet, critic, film critic, essayist, and fiction writer best known for his criticism and literary website Cosmoetica.
Dana Carleton Munro
Dana Carleton Munro, L.H.D. (June 7, 1866 – January 13, 1933) was an American historian, brother of Wilfred Harold Munro, born at Bristol, R.I. He was educated at Brown (A.M., 1890) and in Euro...
Dana Carleton Munro, L.H.D. (June 7, 1866 – January 13, 1933) was an American historian, brother of Wilfred Harold Munro, born at Bristol, R.I. He was educated at Brown (A.M., 1890) and in Euro...
Daniel Coit Gilman
Daniel Coit Gilman was an American educator and academician, who was instrumental in founding the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale College, and who subsequently served as one of the earliest ...
Daniel Coit Gilman was an American educator and academician, who was instrumental in founding the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale College, and who subsequently served as one of the earliest ...
Daniel Fuchs
Daniel Fuchs (June 25, 1909 - July 26, 1993) was an American screenwriter, fiction writer, and essayist.
Daniel Fuchs (June 25, 1909 - July 26, 1993) was an American screenwriter, fiction writer, and essayist.
Daniel Terdiman
Daniel Terdiman is a journalist, who has been published in both print and non-print media, including Time Magazine, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, CNET News.com, Wired News, Martha Stewar...
Daniel Terdiman is a journalist, who has been published in both print and non-print media, including Time Magazine, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, CNET News.com, Wired News, Martha Stewar...
Darcy Frey
Darcy Frey is an American writer from New York.
Darcy Frey is an American writer from New York.
David Allyn
David Allyn, Ph.D. (born April 30, 1969) is Director of Education for New Jersey SEEDS (Scholars, Educators, Excellence, Dedication & Success), an organization serving high-achieving, low-income...
David Allyn, Ph.D. (born April 30, 1969) is Director of Education for New Jersey SEEDS (Scholars, Educators, Excellence, Dedication & Success), an organization serving high-achieving, low-income...
David Atwood Wasson
David Atwood Wasson was an American minister and Transcendentalist author, an essayist and poet.
David Atwood Wasson was an American minister and Transcendentalist author, an essayist and poet.
David B. Feinberg
David Barish Feinberg (November 25, 1956 - November 2, 1994) was an American writer and AIDS activist.
David Barish Feinberg (November 25, 1956 - November 2, 1994) was an American writer and AIDS activist.
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace was an award-winning American author of novels, essays, and short stories, and a professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
David Foster Wallace was an award-winning American author of novels, essays, and short stories, and a professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
David Galef
David Adam Galef (born March 27, 1959) is an American fiction writer, critic, poet, translator, and essayist.
David Adam Galef (born March 27, 1959) is an American fiction writer, critic, poet, translator, and essayist.
David Gessner
David Gessner is an American essayist, memoirist, nature writer, editor, and cartoonist.
David Gessner is an American essayist, memoirist, nature writer, editor, and cartoonist.
David Gilbert (activist)
David Gilbert is an American radical leftist organizer and activist who is currently imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility.
David Gilbert is an American radical leftist organizer and activist who is currently imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility.
David Greenberger
David Greenberger is an American writer and radio commentator best known for his Duplex Planet series of zines, comic books, CDs, and spoken word performances and radio plays.
David Greenberger is an American writer and radio commentator best known for his Duplex Planet series of zines, comic books, CDs, and spoken word performances and radio plays.
David Huddle
David Ross Huddle (Born July 11, 1942) is an American writer and professor.
David Ross Huddle (Born July 11, 1942) is an American writer and professor.
David James Duncan
David James Duncan (born 1952) is an American novelist and essayist, best known for his two bestselling novels, The River Why (1983, ISBN 1578050847) and The Brothers K (1992, ISBN 05533...
David James Duncan (born 1952) is an American novelist and essayist, best known for his two bestselling novels, The River Why (1983, ISBN 1578050847) and The Brothers K (1992, ISBN 05533...
David Mura
David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist.
David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist.
David Rakoff
David Rakoff (born November 27, 1964) is a Canadian-born writer based in New York City who is noted for his humorous, sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays.
David Rakoff (born November 27, 1964) is a Canadian-born writer based in New York City who is noted for his humorous, sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays.
David Sedaris
David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor.
David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor.
Deborah Baker
Deborah Baker is a biographer and essayist.
Deborah Baker is a biographer and essayist.
Debra Dickerson
Debra J. Dickerson is an American author, editor, writer, and current contributing writer and blogger for Mother Jones magazine.
Debra J. Dickerson is an American author, editor, writer, and current contributing writer and blogger for Mother Jones magazine.
Denis Boyles
Denis Boyles is a writer, editor, former university lecturer and the author/editor of several books of poetry, travel/history, criticism, practical advice and essays, including Design Poetics'...
Denis Boyles is a writer, editor, former university lecturer and the author/editor of several books of poetry, travel/history, criticism, practical advice and essays, including Design Poetics'...
Diann Blakely
Diann Blakely (born 1957 in Anniston, Alabama) is an American poet, essayist, and reviewer.
Diann Blakely (born 1957 in Anniston, Alabama) is an American poet, essayist, and reviewer.
Dinty W. Moore
Dinty W. Moore (born 1955) is an American essayist and writer of both fiction and non-fiction books.
Dinty W. Moore (born 1955) is an American essayist and writer of both fiction and non-fiction books.
Donald Davidson (poet)
Donald Grady Davidson (August 8, 1893, Campbellsville in Giles County, Tennessee – April 25, 1968, Nashville, Tennessee) was a U.S. poet, essayist, social and literary critic, and author.
Donald Grady Davidson (August 8, 1893, Campbellsville in Giles County, Tennessee – April 25, 1968, Nashville, Tennessee) was a U.S. poet, essayist, social and literary critic, and author.
Donald Grant Mitchell
Donald Grant Mitchell ("Ik Marvel") (April 12, 1822 - December 15, 1908) was an American essayist and novelist.
Donald Grant Mitchell ("Ik Marvel") (April 12, 1822 - December 15, 1908) was an American essayist and novelist.
Donald McCaig
Donald McCaig (born 1940 in Butte, Montana) is an American novelist, poet and essayist.
Donald McCaig (born 1940 in Butte, Montana) is an American novelist, poet and essayist.
Donald Revell
Donald Revell is an American poet, essayist, translator and professor.
Donald Revell is an American poet, essayist, translator and professor.
Donovan Hohn
Donovan Hohn is an American author, essayist, and editor.
Donovan Hohn is an American author, essayist, and editor.
Douglas Crase
Douglas Crase (born 1944) is an American poet, essayist and critic.
Douglas Crase (born 1944) is an American poet, essayist and critic.
Dwight Macdonald
Dwight Macdonald was an American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher, and political radical.
Dwight Macdonald was an American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher, and political radical.
Eddy Joe Cotton
Eddy Joe Cotton (real name Zebu Recchia) is the author of Hobo - A Young Man’s Thoughts On Trains And Tramping In America, which made it to the Denver Post best-seller list.
Eddy Joe Cotton (real name Zebu Recchia) is the author of Hobo - A Young Man’s Thoughts On Trains And Tramping In America, which made it to the Denver Post best-seller list.
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Edmund Clarence Stedman, American poet, critic, and essayist was born at Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Edmund Clarence Stedman, American poet, critic, and essayist was born at Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Eduardo Montes-Bradley is an American writer-filmmaker born July 9, 1960 in Córdoba, Argentina.
Eduardo Montes-Bradley is an American writer-filmmaker born July 9, 1960 in Córdoba, Argentina.
Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbey was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies.
Edward Paul Abbey was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies.
Edward Cline
Edward Cline (born 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American novelist and essayist.
Edward Cline (born 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American novelist and essayist.
Edward Dahlberg
Edward Dahlberg (July 22, 1900 – February 27, 1977) was an American novelist, essayist and autobiographer.
Edward Dahlberg (July 22, 1900 – February 27, 1977) was an American novelist, essayist and autobiographer.
Edward Gaylord Bourne
Edward Gaylord Bourne, Ph. D. (June 24, 1860 – February 24, 1908) was an American historian, born in Strykersville, New York, and educated at Yale graduating in 1883 with high honors.
Edward Gaylord Bourne, Ph. D. (June 24, 1860 – February 24, 1908) was an American historian, born in Strykersville, New York, and educated at Yale graduating in 1883 with high honors.
Edward Luttwak
Edward Nicolae Luttwak is an American military strategist and historian who has published works on military strategy, history and international relations.
Edward Nicolae Luttwak is an American military strategist and historian who has published works on military strategy, history and international relations.
Edward S. Ellis
Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 – June 20, 1916) was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island, Maine.
Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 – June 20, 1916) was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island, Maine.
Edward Sagarin
Edward Sagarin (September 18, 1913 – June 10, 1986), also known by his pen name Donald Webster Cory, was an American professor of sociology and criminology at the City University of New Yo...
Edward Sagarin (September 18, 1913 – June 10, 1986), also known by his pen name Donald Webster Cory, was an American professor of sociology and criminology at the City University of New Yo...
Edward Thomson
Edward Thomson (October 12, 1810 – March 21, 1870) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (and therefore also of the United Methodist Church), elected in 1864.
Edward Thomson (October 12, 1810 – March 21, 1870) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (and therefore also of the United Methodist Church), elected in 1864.
Edwin Honig
Edwin Honig was an American poet, playwright, and translator.
Edwin Honig was an American poet, playwright, and translator.
Ehrman Syme Nadal
Ehrman Syme Nadal, A.M. was an American author, born at Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Ehrman Syme Nadal, A.M. was an American author, born at Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Eileen Pollack
Eileen Pollack (born 1956) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
Eileen Pollack (born 1956) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
Elana Dykewomon
Elana Dykewomon is a Jewish lesbian activist, award-winning author, editor and teacher.
Elana Dykewomon is a Jewish lesbian activist, award-winning author, editor and teacher.
Eliot Weinberger
Eliot Weinberger is a contemporary American writer, essayist, editor, and translator.
Eliot Weinberger is a contemporary American writer, essayist, editor, and translator.
Elissa Schappell
Elissa Schappell is an American novelist, short story writer, editor and essayist.
Elissa Schappell is an American novelist, short story writer, editor and essayist.
Eliza Frances Andrews
Eliza Frances Andrews was a popular Southern writer of the Gilded Age.
Eliza Frances Andrews was a popular Southern writer of the Gilded Age.
Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth M. Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist and memoirist.
Elizabeth M. Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist and memoirist.
Emanuel Xavier
Emanuel Xavier, is an American poet, spoken word artist, novelist, editor, and activist born and raised in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn.
Emanuel Xavier, is an American poet, spoken word artist, novelist, editor, and activist born and raised in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn.
Ephraim Emerton
Ephraim Emerton, Ph. D. was an American educator, author, translator, and historian prominent in his field of European medieval history.
Ephraim Emerton, Ph. D. was an American educator, author, translator, and historian prominent in his field of European medieval history.
Erastus Otis Haven
Erastus Otis Haven (November 1, 1820 – August 2, 1881) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1880, and the president of several universities.
Erastus Otis Haven (November 1, 1820 – August 2, 1881) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1880, and the president of several universities.
Eric Shapiro
Eric Shapiro is an American author of novels, short stories, and essays, as well as a feature filmmaker.
Eric Shapiro is an American author of novels, short stories, and essays, as well as a feature filmmaker.
Erik Davis
Erik Davis (b. 1967 in Redwood City, California) is a North American writer, social historian, cultural critic and lecturer.
Erik Davis (b. 1967 in Redwood City, California) is a North American writer, social historian, cultural critic and lecturer.
Ernest Howard Crosby
Ernest Howard Crosby (1856–1907) was an American reformer and author, born in New York City, the son of Presbyterian minister Howard Crosby, and a relative of prolific hymnwriter and rescue miss...
Ernest Howard Crosby (1856–1907) was an American reformer and author, born in New York City, the son of Presbyterian minister Howard Crosby, and a relative of prolific hymnwriter and rescue miss...
Evan S. Connell
Evan Shelby Connell, Jr. is an American novelist, poet, and short story-writer.
Evan Shelby Connell, Jr. is an American novelist, poet, and short story-writer.
Eve Babitz
Eve Babitz is an American author best known for her fictive memoirs and her relationship to the cultural milieu of Los Angeles.
Eve Babitz is an American author best known for her fictive memoirs and her relationship to the cultural milieu of Los Angeles.
Florence Howe
Florence Howe, American author, publisher, literary scholar and historian, is understood to be a nationally recognised leader of the contemporary feminist movement.
Florence Howe, American author, publisher, literary scholar and historian, is understood to be a nationally recognised leader of the contemporary feminist movement.
Florence King
Florence Virginia King (b. January 5, 1936, Washington, D.C.) is an American novelist, essayist and columnist.
Florence Virginia King (b. January 5, 1936, Washington, D.C.) is an American novelist, essayist and columnist.
Floyd Skloot
Floyd Skloot (July 6, 1947, Brooklyn, New York) is an American poet, novelist, and memoirist who has often written about the search for meaning through personal loss and the struggle for coheren...
Floyd Skloot (July 6, 1947, Brooklyn, New York) is an American poet, novelist, and memoirist who has often written about the search for meaning through personal loss and the struggle for coheren...
Forrest Gander
Forrest Gander (born 1956) is an American poet, essayist, novelist, critic, and translator.
Forrest Gander (born 1956) is an American poet, essayist, novelist, critic, and translator.
Frances Mayes
Frances Mayes is an American university professor, poet, memoirist, essayist, and novelist.
Frances Mayes is an American university professor, poet, memoirist, essayist, and novelist.
Francis E. Dec
Francis E. Dec was a U.S. lawyer from Hempstead Village, New York, disbarred for fraud in 1959, and later known for the bizarre socio-political tracts of conspiracy theories he mass-mailed to th...
Francis E. Dec was a U.S. lawyer from Hempstead Village, New York, disbarred for fraud in 1959, and later known for the bizarre socio-political tracts of conspiracy theories he mass-mailed to th...
Frank Conroy
Frank Conroy (January 15, 1936 – April 6, 2005) was an American author, born in New York, New York to an American father and a Danish mother.
Frank Conroy (January 15, 1936 – April 6, 2005) was an American author, born in New York, New York to an American father and a Danish mother.
Frank H. Buckley
Frank H. Buckley is a Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law, where he has taught since 1989.
Frank H. Buckley is a Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law, where he has taught since 1989.
Frank Lebby Stanton
Frank Lebby Stanton, frequently credited as Frank L. Stanton, Frank Stanton or F. L. Stanton, was an American lyricist.
Frank Lebby Stanton, frequently credited as Frank L. Stanton, Frank Stanton or F. L. Stanton, was an American lyricist.
Frank Moore (performance artist)
Frank Moore (born Frank James Moore, June 25, 1946) is an American performance artist, poet, essayist, painter, musician and Internet/television personality who has experimented in art, performa...
Frank Moore (born Frank James Moore, June 25, 1946) is an American performance artist, poet, essayist, painter, musician and Internet/television personality who has experimented in art, performa...
Frank Rich
Frank Rich is an American essayist and op-ed columnist who wrote for The New York Times from 1980, when he was appointed its chief theatre critic, until 2011.
Frank Rich is an American essayist and op-ed columnist who wrote for The New York Times from 1980, when he was appointed its chief theatre critic, until 2011.
Franklin Burroughs (author)
Franklin Burroughs is an American author of nonfiction.
Franklin Burroughs is an American author of nonfiction.
Frederica Sagor Maas
Frederica Alexandrina Sagor Maas is an American playwright, screenwriter, memoirist and author, the youngest daughter of Russian immigrants.
Frederica Alexandrina Sagor Maas is an American playwright, screenwriter, memoirist and author, the youngest daughter of Russian immigrants.
Frederick Exley
Frederick E. "Fred" Exley, was an American novelist best known as the author of A Fan's Notes.
Frederick E. "Fred" Exley, was an American novelist best known as the author of A Fan's Notes.
Garrett Hardin
Garrett James Hardin was an American ecologist who warned of the dangers of overpopulation and whose concept of the tragedy of the commons brought attention to "the damage that innocent act...
Garrett James Hardin was an American ecologist who warned of the dangers of overpopulation and whose concept of the tragedy of the commons brought attention to "the damage that innocent act...
Gary Chartier
Gary William Chartier (born 1966) is an American legal scholar who currently serves as Associate Professor of Law and Business Ethics and Associate Dean of the Tom and Vi Zapara School of Busine...
Gary William Chartier (born 1966) is an American legal scholar who currently serves as Associate Professor of Law and Business Ethics and Associate Dean of the Tom and Vi Zapara School of Busine...
Gayle Brandeis
Gayle Brandeis is the author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (HarperOne), Dictionary Poems (Pudding House Publications), the novels The Book of Dead Birds (Ha...
Gayle Brandeis is the author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (HarperOne), Dictionary Poems (Pudding House Publications), the novels The Book of Dead Birds (Ha...
Geoffrey O'Brien
Geoffrey O'Brien is an American poet, editor, book and film critic, translator, and cultural historian.
Geoffrey O'Brien is an American poet, editor, book and film critic, translator, and cultural historian.
George Packer
George Packer is an American journalist, novelist and playwright.
George Packer is an American journalist, novelist and playwright.
George Santayana
George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás in Madrid, December 16, 1863; died September 26, 1952, in Rome) was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás in Madrid, December 16, 1863; died September 26, 1952, in Rome) was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
George Steiner
Francis George Steiner, FBA (born April 23, 1929), is an influential European-born American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, translator, and educator.
Francis George Steiner, FBA (born April 23, 1929), is an influential European-born American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, translator, and educator.
George Tucker (politician)
George Tucker was a United States author and politician.
George Tucker was a United States author and politician.
George W. S. Trow
George William Swift Trow Jr. (September 28, 1943–November 24, 2006) was an American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic.
George William Swift Trow Jr. (September 28, 1943–November 24, 2006) was an American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic.
George William Curtis
George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of old New England stock.
George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of old New England stock.
Glenway Wescott
Glenway Wescott (April 11, 1901 - February 22, 1987) was a major American novelist during the 1920-1940 period and a figure in the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s.
Glenway Wescott (April 11, 1901 - February 22, 1987) was a major American novelist during the 1920-1940 period and a figure in the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s.
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Gore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Gregor Ehrlich
Gregor Ehrlich is an award-winning San Francisco-based consultant, writer and graphic artist from New York City.
Gregor Ehrlich is an award-winning San Francisco-based consultant, writer and graphic artist from New York City.
Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus (born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic.
Greil Marcus (born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic.
Gustav Kobbé
Gustav Kobbé, M.A. was an American music critic and author, best known for his guide to the operas, The Complete Opera Book, first published in the United States in 1919 and the United Kingd...
Gustav Kobbé, M.A. was an American music critic and author, best known for his guide to the operas, The Complete Opera Book, first published in the United States in 1919 and the United Kingd...
Guy Davenport
Guy Mattison Davenport (November 23, 1927 – January 4, 2005) was an American writer, translator, illustrator, painter, intellectual, and teacher.
Guy Mattison Davenport (November 23, 1927 – January 4, 2005) was an American writer, translator, illustrator, painter, intellectual, and teacher.
H. L. Mencken
Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken, was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, critic of American life and culture, and a scholar of American English.
Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken, was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, critic of American life and culture, and a scholar of American English.
H. Palmer Hall
H. Palmer Hall (1 October 1942) is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, editor and librarian who lives in San Antonio, Texas.
H. Palmer Hall (1 October 1942) is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, editor and librarian who lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Hamilton Wright Mabie, A.M., L.H.D., LL.D. (1846–1916) was an American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer.
Hamilton Wright Mabie, A.M., L.H.D., LL.D. (1846–1916) was an American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer.
Hamlin Garland
Hannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, psychical researcher essayist, and short story writer.
Hannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, psychical researcher essayist, and short story writer.
Harlan Hubbard
Harlan Hubbard was an American artist and author who lived a life that Henry David Thoreau only experimented with.
Harlan Hubbard was an American artist and author who lived a life that Henry David Thoreau only experimented with.
Harry Golden
Harry Lewis Golden (May 6, 1902–October 2, 1981) was an American Jewish writer and newspaper publisher.
Harry Lewis Golden (May 6, 1902–October 2, 1981) was an American Jewish writer and newspaper publisher.
Harry Mathews
Harry Mathews is an American author of various novels, volumes of poetry and short fiction, and essays.
Harry Mathews is an American author of various novels, volumes of poetry and short fiction, and essays.
Hartley Burr Alexander
Hartley Burr Alexander, Ph.D American philosopher, writer, educator, scholar, poet, and iconographer born Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 9, 1873.
Hartley Burr Alexander, Ph.D American philosopher, writer, educator, scholar, poet, and iconographer born Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 9, 1873.
Henry Blake Fuller
Henry Blake Fuller (January 9, 1857–July 28, 1929) was a United States novelist and short story writer, born in Chicago, Illinois.
Henry Blake Fuller (January 9, 1857–July 28, 1929) was a United States novelist and short story writer, born in Chicago, Illinois.
Henry Blue Kline
Henry Blue Kline (1905–1951) was an American writer.
Henry Blue Kline (1905–1951) was an American writer.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.
Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Henry Dwight Sedgwick III was an American lawyer and author.
Henry Dwight Sedgwick III was an American lawyer and author.
Henry E. Chambers
Henry Edward Chambers, Sr., was an educator and historian from New Orleans, Louisiana, known principally for his 1925 work, History of Louisiana: State and People, a principal source for muc...
Henry Edward Chambers, Sr., was an educator and historian from New Orleans, Louisiana, known principally for his 1925 work, History of Louisiana: State and People, a principal source for muc...
Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller was an American writer and painter.
Henry Valentine Miller was an American writer and painter.
Henry Theodore Tuckerman
Henry Theodore Tuckerman (April 20, 1813 – December 17, 1871) was an American writer, essayist and critic.
Henry Theodore Tuckerman (April 20, 1813 – December 17, 1871) was an American writer, essayist and critic.
Henry Theophilus Finck
Henry Theophilus Finck was an American music critic, a leading promoter in the United States of Richard Wagner and his musical theories.
Henry Theophilus Finck was an American music critic, a leading promoter in the United States of Richard Wagner and his musical theories.
Herbert Kaufman
Herbert Kaufman (March 6, 1878 – September 6, 1947) was an American writer and newspaperman whose editorials were widely syndicated in both the United States and Canada.
Herbert Kaufman (March 6, 1878 – September 6, 1947) was an American writer and newspaperman whose editorials were widely syndicated in both the United States and Canada.
Herman Clarence Nixon
Herman Clarence Nixon (1886-1967) was an American writer.
Herman Clarence Nixon (1886-1967) was an American writer.
Herman Melville
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet.
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet.
Horace Scudder
Horace Elisha Scudder (October 16, 1838 – January 11, 1902) was a prolific American man of letters and editor.
Horace Elisha Scudder (October 16, 1838 – January 11, 1902) was a prolific American man of letters and editor.
Howie Carr
Howard Louis "Howie" Carr, Jr. is an American journalist, author, and conservative radio talk-show host based in Boston with a listening audience rooted in New England.
Howard Louis "Howie" Carr, Jr. is an American journalist, author, and conservative radio talk-show host based in Boston with a listening audience rooted in New England.
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Curse of Lo...
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Curse of Lo...
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky is a Russian-born United States-based film critic and essayist.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky is a Russian-born United States-based film critic and essayist.
Ilan Stavans
Ilan Stavans is a Mexican-American, essayist, lexicographer, cultural commentator, translator, short-story author, TV personality, and teacher known for his insights into American, Hispanic, and...
Ilan Stavans is a Mexican-American, essayist, lexicographer, cultural commentator, translator, short-story author, TV personality, and teacher known for his insights into American, Hispanic, and...
Irena Klepfisz
Irena Klepfisz is a Jewish Lesbian author, academic and activist.
Irena Klepfisz is a Jewish Lesbian author, academic and activist.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Scott Reed (born 22 February 1938) is an American poet, essayist, playwright and novelist.
Ishmael Scott Reed (born 22 February 1938) is an American poet, essayist, playwright and novelist.
J. Vernon Shea
Joseph Vernon Shea was an American author of horror, fantasy, poetry, and essays; and a correspondent of H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and August Derleth.
Joseph Vernon Shea was an American author of horror, fantasy, poetry, and essays; and a correspondent of H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and August Derleth.
Jack Foley (poet)
Jack Foley is an American poet living in Oakland, California.
Jack Foley is an American poet living in Oakland, California.
Jack Matthews (Author)
Jack Matthews is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and former professor.
Jack Matthews is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and former professor.
Jack Matthews (author)
Jack Matthews is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and former professor.
Jack Matthews is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and former professor.
Jack Sullivan (literary scholar)
Jack Sullivan is an American literary scholar, essayist, author, editor, musicologist, and short story writer.
Jack Sullivan is an American literary scholar, essayist, author, editor, musicologist, and short story writer.
Jacob Bigelow
Jacob Bigelow was an American medical doctor, botanist, and architect of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Jacob Bigelow was an American medical doctor, botanist, and architect of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
James Crumley
James Arthur Crumley (October 12, 1939 – September 17, 2008) was the author of violent hardboiled crime novels and several volumes of short stories and essays, as well as published and unp...
James Arthur Crumley (October 12, 1939 – September 17, 2008) was the author of violent hardboiled crime novels and several volumes of short stories and essays, as well as published and unp...
James Huneker
James Gibbons Huneker (31 January 18609 February 1921) was an American music writer and critic.
James Gibbons Huneker (31 January 18609 February 1921) was an American music writer and critic.
James K. Galbraith
James Kenneth Galbraith (born January 29, 1952) is an American economist who writes frequently for mainstream and liberal publications on economic topics.
James Kenneth Galbraith (born January 29, 1952) is an American economist who writes frequently for mainstream and liberal publications on economic topics.
James Nolan (author)
James Nolan is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and translator.
James Nolan is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and translator.
James Norman Hall
James Norman Hall (April 22, 1887 – July 5, 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.
James Norman Hall (April 22, 1887 – July 5, 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.
James Q. Wilson
James Quinn Wilson was an American academic, political scientist, and an authority on public administration.
James Quinn Wilson was an American academic, political scientist, and an authority on public administration.
James R. Rush
James Robert Rush is an American historian, writer, editor, researcher, essayist, consultant and professor.
James Robert Rush is an American historian, writer, editor, researcher, essayist, consultant and professor.
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell (February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat.
James Russell Lowell (February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat.
James Schevill
James Erwin Schevill (June 10, 1920 – January 30, 2009) was an American poet, critic, playwright and professor at San Francisco State University and Brown University, and the recipient of ...
James Erwin Schevill (June 10, 1920 – January 30, 2009) was an American poet, critic, playwright and professor at San Francisco State University and Brown University, and the recipient of ...
James Weinstein
James "Jimmy" Weinstein (July 17, 1926, New York City – June 16, 2005, Chicago) was an American historian and journalist best known as the founder and publisher of In These Times.
James "Jimmy" Weinstein (July 17, 1926, New York City – June 16, 2005, Chicago) was an American historian and journalist best known as the founder and publisher of In These Times.
Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg (born 1971) is an American writer of fiction and essays.
Jami Attenberg (born 1971) is an American writer of fiction and essays.
Janice Raymond
Janice G. Raymond (born January 24, 1943) is a feminist activist known for her work against violence, sexual exploitation and the "medical abuse" of women, as well as for her writings and activi...
Janice G. Raymond (born January 24, 1943) is a feminist activist known for her work against violence, sexual exploitation and the "medical abuse" of women, as well as for her writings and activi...
Janine Canan
Janine Canan (born 1942) is an American poet, essayist, story writer, translator, and editor.
Janine Canan (born 1942) is an American poet, essayist, story writer, translator, and editor.
Janwillem van de Wetering
Janwillem Lincoln van de Wetering (February 12, 1931 in Rotterdam – July 4, 2008 in Blue Hill, Maine) was the author of a number of works in English and Dutch.
Janwillem Lincoln van de Wetering (February 12, 1931 in Rotterdam – July 4, 2008 in Blue Hill, Maine) was the author of a number of works in English and Dutch.
Jaykub Allen Hurley
Jaykub Allen Hurley (born June 24, 1983-May 28, 2008) was an American author of short fiction.
Jaykub Allen Hurley (born June 24, 1983-May 28, 2008) was an American author of short fiction.
Jean Burden
Jean Burden (September 1, 1914 – April 21, 2008) was an American poet, essayist, and author.
Jean Burden (September 1, 1914 – April 21, 2008) was an American poet, essayist, and author.
Jeb Livingood
Jeb Livingood is an American essayist, short story writer, editor, and academic.
Jeb Livingood is an American essayist, short story writer, editor, and academic.
Jeff Gottesfeld
Jeff Gottesfeld (www.jeffgottesfeldwrites.com) is an American essayist, novelist, and screen and television writer.
Jeff Gottesfeld (www.jeffgottesfeldwrites.com) is an American essayist, novelist, and screen and television writer.
Jeffrey F. L. Partridge
Jeffrey F. L. Partridge is an American writer, and essayist.
Jeffrey F. L. Partridge is an American writer, and essayist.
Jeffrey Hart
Jeffrey Peter Hart and raised in New York, New York, is a cultural critic, professor emeritus of English at Dartmouth College, essayist, and columnist who lives in New Hampshire, United States.
Jeffrey Peter Hart and raised in New York, New York, is a cultural critic, professor emeritus of English at Dartmouth College, essayist, and columnist who lives in New Hampshire, United States.
Jennifer Eaton Gökmen
Jennifer Eaton Gökmen (born 1971) is an American writer and editor.
Jennifer Eaton Gökmen (born 1971) is an American writer and editor.
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte and has since 1998 been maintaining his own...
Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte and has since 1998 been maintaining his own...
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Jessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 – April 30, 1961) was an American editor, poet, essayist and novelist.
Jessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 – April 30, 1961) was an American editor, poet, essayist and novelist.
Jim Dodge
Jim Dodge (born 1945) is an American novelist and poet whose works combine themes of folklore and fantasy, set in a timeless present.
Jim Dodge (born 1945) is an American novelist and poet whose works combine themes of folklore and fantasy, set in a timeless present.
Jim Harrison
James "Jim" Harrison (born December 11, 1937) is an American author known for his poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and writings about food.
James "Jim" Harrison (born December 11, 1937) is an American author known for his poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and writings about food.
Jim Huber
Jim Huber was an American golf and sports commentator, writer, and essayist.
Jim Huber was an American golf and sports commentator, writer, and essayist.
Jo Ann Beard
Jo Ann Beard is an American essayist.
Jo Ann Beard is an American essayist.
Joan Kennedy Taylor
Joan Kennedy Taylor was an American journalist, author, editor, public intellectual, and political activist.
Joan Kennedy Taylor was an American journalist, author, editor, public intellectual, and political activist.
Joanna Russ
Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist.
Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist.
Joe Muir
Joseph Allen Muir was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Joseph Allen Muir was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
John Bellamy Foster
John Bellamy Foster is editor of the independent socialist magazine Monthly Review and professor of sociology at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
John Bellamy Foster is editor of the independent socialist magazine Monthly Review and professor of sociology at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
John Bertram Andrews
John Bertram Andrews (1880–1943) was an American economist, born in South Wayne, Wisconsin, and educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and at Dartmouth College.
John Bertram Andrews (1880–1943) was an American economist, born in South Wayne, Wisconsin, and educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and at Dartmouth College.
John Burroughs
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement.
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement.
John Cournos
John Cournos (1881–1966), a writer of Russian-Jewish background, was born in the Ukraine, whence his family emigrated when he was aged 10.
John Cournos (1881–1966), a writer of Russian-Jewish background, was born in the Ukraine, whence his family emigrated when he was aged 10.
John D'Agata
John D’Agata is an American essayist.
John D’Agata is an American essayist.
John Fiske (philosopher)
John Fiske (March 30, 1842 – July 4, 1901) was an American philosopher and historian.
John Fiske (March 30, 1842 – July 4, 1901) was an American philosopher and historian.
John Gardner (American writer)
John Champlin Gardner, Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor.
John Champlin Gardner, Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor.
John Gould (columnist)
John Thomas Gould (October 22, 1908 – September 1, 2003) was an American humorist, essayist, and columnist who wrote a column for the Christian Science Monitor for over sixty years from a fa...
John Thomas Gould (October 22, 1908 – September 1, 2003) was an American humorist, essayist, and columnist who wrote a column for the Christian Science Monitor for over sixty years from a fa...
John Haskell (author)
John Haskell is the author of a short-story collection, I Am Not Jackson Pollock, and the novels American Purgatorio and Out of My Skin.
John Haskell is the author of a short-story collection, I Am Not Jackson Pollock, and the novels American Purgatorio and Out of My Skin.
John Hersey
John Richard Hersey was an American writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling devices of the novel are fused with ...
John Richard Hersey was an American writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling devices of the novel are fused with ...
John Jay Chapman
John Jay Chapman (March 2, 1862 – November 4, 1933) was an American author.
John Jay Chapman (March 2, 1862 – November 4, 1933) was an American author.
John Kok
Dr. John Kok studied as an undergraduate at Trinity Christian College near Chicago, Illinois, USA, under Drs.
Dr. John Kok studied as an undergraduate at Trinity Christian College near Chicago, Illinois, USA, under Drs.
John Lancaster Spalding
John Lancaster Spalding was an American author, poet, advocate for higher education, and the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria from 1877 to 1908 and a co-founder of The Cathol...
John Lancaster Spalding was an American author, poet, advocate for higher education, and the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria from 1877 to 1908 and a co-founder of The Cathol...
John Leax
John R. Leax is an American poet, essayist, and fiction writer.
John R. Leax is an American poet, essayist, and fiction writer.
John Linton Roberson
John Linton Roberson, also known as JLRoberson, is an American writer, illustrator, and cartoonist.
John Linton Roberson, also known as JLRoberson, is an American writer, illustrator, and cartoonist.
John Livingston Lowes
John Livingston Lowes (December 20, 1867, Decatur, Indiana – August 15, 1945, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American scholar of English literature, specializing in Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Ge...
John Livingston Lowes (December 20, 1867, Decatur, Indiana – August 15, 1945, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American scholar of English literature, specializing in Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Ge...
John Muir
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
John Peale Bishop
John Peale Bishop (May 21, 1892 – April 4, 1944) was an American poet and man of letters.
John Peale Bishop (May 21, 1892 – April 4, 1944) was an American poet and man of letters.
John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow is an American poet and essayist, a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and a cyberlibertarian political activist who has been associated with both the Democratic and Republican pa...
John Perry Barlow is an American poet and essayist, a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and a cyberlibertarian political activist who has been associated with both the Democratic and Republican pa...
John Shelton Reed
John Shelton Reed (born 1942) is a sociologist and essayist, author or editor of eighteen books, most of them dealing with the contemporary American South.
John Shelton Reed (born 1942) is a sociologist and essayist, author or editor of eighteen books, most of them dealing with the contemporary American South.
John Stuart Thomson
John Stuart Thomson was an American author.
John Stuart Thomson was an American author.
John Updike
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
John William De Forest
John William De Forest (May 31, 1826 – July 17, 1906) was an American soldier and writer of realistic fiction, best known for his Civil War novel Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession...
John William De Forest (May 31, 1826 – July 17, 1906) was an American soldier and writer of realistic fiction, best known for his Civil War novel Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession...
John William Hamilton
John William Hamilton was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1900.
John William Hamilton was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1900.
John Wray (novelist)
John Henderson (born 1971), better known by his pen name John Wray, is a novelist and regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine.
John Henderson (born 1971), better known by his pen name John Wray, is a novelist and regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine.
Jon-Henri Damski
Jon-Henri Damski was an American essayist, weekly columnist, poet and community activist in Chicago's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities from the mid to late 1970s until the la...
Jon-Henri Damski was an American essayist, weekly columnist, poet and community activist in Chicago's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities from the mid to late 1970s until the la...
Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs.
Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs.
Jonathan Schell
Jonathan Edward Schell is an author and visiting fellow at Yale University, whose work primarily deals with nuclear weapons.
Jonathan Edward Schell is an author and visiting fellow at Yale University, whose work primarily deals with nuclear weapons.
Joseph Epstein (writer)
Joseph Epstein is an essayist, short story writer, and editor, best known as a former editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's The American Scholar magazine and for his recent essay collectio...
Joseph Epstein is an essayist, short story writer, and editor, best known as a former editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's The American Scholar magazine and for his recent essay collectio...
Josh Emmons
Josh Emmons is an American novelist who currently lives in Philadelphia.
Josh Emmons is an American novelist who currently lives in Philadelphia.
Josip Novakovich
Josip Novakovich is a Croatian American writer.
Josip Novakovich is a Croatian American writer.
José Antonio Burciaga
José Antonio "Tony" Burciaga was a Chicano artist, poet, and writer who explored issues of Chicano identity and American society.
José Antonio "Tony" Burciaga was a Chicano artist, poet, and writer who explored issues of Chicano identity and American society.
Joy Leftow
Joy Leftow, born in Washington Heights in New York City, is an American poet, fiction writer, and essayist.
Joy Leftow, born in Washington Heights in New York City, is an American poet, fiction writer, and essayist.
Joy Williams (American writer)
Joy Williams is an American author of fiction.
Joy Williams is an American author of fiction.
Joy Williams (writer)
Joy Williams (born February 11, 1944) is an American author of fiction.
Joy Williams (born February 11, 1944) is an American author of fiction.
Judith Moore
Judith Moore (1940 – May 15, 2006) was an American author and essayist best known for her 2005 book Fat Girl: A True Story, published by Hudson Street Press.
Judith Moore (1940 – May 15, 2006) was an American author and essayist best known for her 2005 book Fat Girl: A True Story, published by Hudson Street Press.
Judith Sargent Murray
Judith Sargent Murray was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer.
Judith Sargent Murray was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer.
Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne (June 22, 1846–July 21, 1934) was an American writer and journalist, the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody.
Julian Hawthorne (June 22, 1846–July 21, 1934) was an American writer and journalist, the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody.
Julianna Baggott
Julianna Baggott is a novelist, essayist and poet who also writes under the pen names Bridget Asher and N.E. Bode.
Julianna Baggott is a novelist, essayist and poet who also writes under the pen names Bridget Asher and N.E. Bode.
June Burn
June Burn (1893-1969) was an American author.
June Burn (1893-1969) was an American author.
June Jordan
June Millicent Jordan was a Caribbean-American poet, novelist, journalist, biographer, dramatist, teacher and committed activist.
June Millicent Jordan was a Caribbean-American poet, novelist, journalist, biographer, dramatist, teacher and committed activist.
Karl Wenclas
Karl "King" Wenclas is a founder and the former Publicity Director and front man of the Underground Literary Alliance.
Karl "King" Wenclas is a founder and the former Publicity Director and front man of the Underground Literary Alliance.
Kass Fleisher
H. Kassia (Kass) Fleisher (born October 21, 1959, in Wilmington, DE, and raised in the Philadelphia, PA, metro area) is an American writer best known for her fiction and creative nonfiction.
H. Kassia (Kass) Fleisher (born October 21, 1959, in Wilmington, DE, and raised in the Philadelphia, PA, metro area) is an American writer best known for her fiction and creative nonfiction.
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould (February 6, 1879–July 27, 1944) was an American writer and essayist.
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould (February 6, 1879–July 27, 1944) was an American writer and essayist.
Katharine Fullerton Gerould
Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879-1944) was an American writer, born in Brockton, Massachusetts, and educated at Radcliffe College.
Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879-1944) was an American writer, born in Brockton, Massachusetts, and educated at Radcliffe College.
Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist.
Katherine Anne Porter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist.
Kazim Ali
Kazim Ali (born 1971) is an American poet, novelist, essayist and professor.
Kazim Ali (born 1971) is an American poet, novelist, essayist and professor.
Kelly Miller (scientist)
Kelly Miller (July 23, 1863 – December 29, 1939) was an African American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, author, and an important figure in the intellectual life of bl...
Kelly Miller (July 23, 1863 – December 29, 1939) was an African American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, author, and an important figure in the intellectual life of bl...
Ken Kesey
Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey (; September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), and as a counte...
Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey (; September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), and as a counte...
Kenji Yoshino
Kenji Yoshino is a legal scholar and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law.
Kenji Yoshino is a legal scholar and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law.
Kennedy Fraser
Kennedy Fraser is an American essayist, and fashion writer.
Kennedy Fraser is an American essayist, and fashion writer.
Kevin Andrews (writer)
Kevin Andrews (January 20, 1924 – 1 September 1989) was a philhellene, writer and archaeologist.
Kevin Andrews (January 20, 1924 – 1 September 1989) was a philhellene, writer and archaeologist.
Kevin Brown (author)
Kevin Brown (born September 3, 1960) is a biographer, essayist and translator who has authored or contributed to three books.
Kevin Brown (born September 3, 1960) is a biographer, essayist and translator who has authored or contributed to three books.
Kevin Brown (poet)
Kevin Brown is an American poet, author and teacher.
Kevin Brown is an American poet, author and teacher.
Kevin Carson
Kevin Amos Carson is an American social and political theorist and scholar of political economy writing in the mutualist and individualist anarchist traditions.
Kevin Amos Carson is an American social and political theorist and scholar of political economy writing in the mutualist and individualist anarchist traditions.
Kevin Keck
Kevin Keck (born June 20, 1973) is an American essayist and poet.
Kevin Keck (born June 20, 1973) is an American essayist and poet.
L. E. Leone
L. E. Leone is a journalist, author, and writer of the weekly Cheap Eats column for the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
L. E. Leone is a journalist, author, and writer of the weekly Cheap Eats column for the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith, also known to readers and fans as El Neil, is a libertarian science fiction author and political activist.
L. Neil Smith, also known to readers and fans as El Neil, is a libertarian science fiction author and political activist.
Landon Ross
Landon Ross (born December 27, 1982) is an American writer, artist and frequent blogger on The Huffington Post.
Landon Ross (born December 27, 1982) is an American writer, artist and frequent blogger on The Huffington Post.
Laura Jane Fraser
Laura Fraser, (born 1961) is an American journalist, essayist, memoirist and travel writer.
Laura Fraser, (born 1961) is an American journalist, essayist, memoirist and travel writer.
Laura Kipnis
Laura Kipnis is a professor of media studies at Northwestern University.
Laura Kipnis is a professor of media studies at Northwestern University.
Laurence Hutton
Laurence Hutton (1843-1904) was an American essayist and critic, born in New York City and educated privately there.
Laurence Hutton (1843-1904) was an American essayist and critic, born in New York City and educated privately there.
Laurie Weeks (writer)
Laurie Weeks is a writer and performer based in New York City.
Laurie Weeks is a writer and performer based in New York City.
Lawrence Joseph
Lawrence Joseph (b. 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law.
Lawrence Joseph (b. 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law.
Lee Carlson
Lee Carlson (born February 21, 1958) is an American writer best known for his memoir, Passage to Nirvana, about surviving traumatic brain injury.
Lee Carlson (born February 21, 1958) is an American writer best known for his memoir, Passage to Nirvana, about surviving traumatic brain injury.
Lee Klein
Lee Klein (born November 30, 1965) is a poet, curator, essayist, and writer on the arts.
Lee Klein (born November 30, 1965) is a poet, curator, essayist, and writer on the arts.
Leonard Read
Leonard E. Read (September 26, 1898 – May 14, 1983) was an American economist and the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, which was the first modern free market think tank in...
Leonard E. Read (September 26, 1898 – May 14, 1983) was an American economist and the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, which was the first modern free market think tank in...
Les Golden
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Leslie Epstein
Leslie Donald Epstein (born on May 4, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is an American novelist.
Leslie Donald Epstein (born on May 4, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is an American novelist.
Lewis H. Lapham
Lewis H. Lapham (; born January 8, 1935) is an American writer.
Lewis H. Lapham (; born January 8, 1935) is an American writer.
Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas (November 25, 1913–December 3, 1993) was a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.
Lewis Thomas (November 25, 1913–December 3, 1993) was a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.
Libby Cudmore
Libby Cudmore is a writer of short fiction.
Libby Cudmore is a writer of short fiction.
Lillian Smith (author)
Lillian Eugenia Smith was a writer and social critic of the Southern United States, known best for her best-selling novel Strange Fruit.
Lillian Eugenia Smith was a writer and social critic of the Southern United States, known best for her best-selling novel Strange Fruit.
Lloyd Hustvedt
Lloyd Hustvedt (April 18, 1922 – February 2, 2004) was an American professor and scholar of Norwegian-American history.
Lloyd Hustvedt (April 18, 1922 – February 2, 2004) was an American professor and scholar of Norwegian-American history.
Logan Pearsall Smith
Logan Pearsall Smith was an American-born essayist and critic.
Logan Pearsall Smith was an American-born essayist and critic.
Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Louis Auchincloss
Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist.
Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist.
Louis Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyer (October 1, 1885 – December 18, 1977) was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor.
Louis Untermeyer (October 1, 1885 – December 18, 1977) was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor.
Louise Imogen Guiney
Louise Imogen Guiney (January 7, 1861 – November 2, 1920) was an American poet and essayist, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Louise Imogen Guiney (January 7, 1861 – November 2, 1920) was an American poet and essayist, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Lucy Grealy
Lucinda Margaret Grealy was an American poet and memoirist who wrote Autobiography of a Face in 1994.
Lucinda Margaret Grealy was an American poet and memoirist who wrote Autobiography of a Face in 1994.
Luís Alberto Urrea
Luís Alberto Urrea (born 1955 Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and essayist.
Luís Alberto Urrea (born 1955 Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and essayist.
Lydia Sigourney
Lydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), née Lydia Howard Huntley, was a popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century.
Lydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), née Lydia Howard Huntley, was a popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century.
Lyle H. Lanier
Lyle H. Lanier (1903-1988) was an American writer professor, and university administrator.
Lyle H. Lanier (1903-1988) was an American writer professor, and university administrator.
Lynn Harris
Lynn Harris is a feminist journalist, essayist, and author who lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Communications Strategist with Breakthrough, a global human rights organization that uses media a...
Lynn Harris is a feminist journalist, essayist, and author who lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Communications Strategist with Breakthrough, a global human rights organization that uses media a...
Lysander Spooner
Lysander Spooner was an American individualist anarchist, political philosopher, Deist, abolitionist, supporter of the labor movement, legal theorist, and entrepreneur of the nineteenth century.
Lysander Spooner was an American individualist anarchist, political philosopher, Deist, abolitionist, supporter of the labor movement, legal theorist, and entrepreneur of the nineteenth century.
Margaret Fuller
Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, commonly known as Margaret Fuller, was an American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement.
Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, commonly known as Margaret Fuller, was an American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement.
Margaret Talbot
Margaret Talbot is an American essayist, and non-fiction writer.
Margaret Talbot is an American essayist, and non-fiction writer.
Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Summers Robinson (born November 26, 1943) is an American novelist and essayist.
Marilynne Summers Robinson (born November 26, 1943) is an American novelist and essayist.
Marjorie Agosín
Marjorie Agosín (born June 15, 1955) is an award-winning poet, essayist, fiction writer, activist, and professor.
Marjorie Agosín (born June 15, 1955) is an award-winning poet, essayist, fiction writer, activist, and professor.
Mark de Solla Price
Mark de Solla Price (born May 17, 1960 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an author, journalist, public speaker, civil rights activist, and HIV/AIDS educator.
Mark de Solla Price (born May 17, 1960 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an author, journalist, public speaker, civil rights activist, and HIV/AIDS educator.
Mark Katz
Mark Katz (born December 28, 1963) is an American humorist, speechwriter, author, and humor consultant to politicians, executives and media personalities.
Mark Katz (born December 28, 1963) is an American humorist, speechwriter, author, and humor consultant to politicians, executives and media personalities.
Marvin Heiferman
Marvin Heiferman is an American curator and writer, who originates projects about the impact of photographic images on art and visual culture for museums, art galleries, publishers and corporations.
Marvin Heiferman is an American curator and writer, who originates projects about the impact of photographic images on art and visual culture for museums, art galleries, publishers and corporations.
Mary Agria
Mary Agria is an American writer who spent her early career as a journalist and non-fiction writer, then in 'retirement' began writing a series of novels that deal with the issues facing older...
Mary Agria is an American writer who spent her early career as a journalist and non-fiction writer, then in 'retirement' began writing a series of novels that deal with the issues facing older...
Mary Ruefle
Mary Ruefle is an American poet, essayist, and professor.
Mary Ruefle is an American poet, essayist, and professor.
Matthew Adams
Matthew Adams (died 1753) was a distinguished writer in Boston, Massachusetts, though a mechanic, or "tradesman," yet had a handsome collection of books and cultivated literature.
Matthew Adams (died 1753) was a distinguished writer in Boston, Massachusetts, though a mechanic, or "tradesman," yet had a handsome collection of books and cultivated literature.
Matthew Klam
Matthew Klam (born 1964) is an American short-story writer and essayist.
Matthew Klam (born 1964) is an American short-story writer and essayist.
Maurice Berger
Maurice Berger (1956) is an American cultural historian, curator, and art critic.
Maurice Berger (1956) is an American cultural historian, curator, and art critic.
Max Wolf Valerio
Max Wolf Valerio (born February 16, 1957) is an American poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor.
Max Wolf Valerio (born February 16, 1957) is an American poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor.
Meir Soloveichik
Meir Yaakov Soloveichik is an American Orthodox rabbi and writer.
Meir Yaakov Soloveichik is an American Orthodox rabbi and writer.
Meridel Le Sueur
Meridel Le Sueur was an American writer associated with the proletarian movement of the 1930s and 1940s.
Meridel Le Sueur was an American writer associated with the proletarian movement of the 1930s and 1940s.
Michael Dorris
Michael Anthony Dorris was a prominent American novelist and scholar.
Michael Anthony Dorris was a prominent American novelist and scholar.
Michael Greenberg (writer)
Michael Greenberg (born 1952) is the author of the best-selling memoir Hurry Down Sunshine (Other Press, 2008), which depicts his daughter's battle with bipolar disorder.
Michael Greenberg (born 1952) is the author of the best-selling memoir Hurry Down Sunshine (Other Press, 2008), which depicts his daughter's battle with bipolar disorder.
Michael Griffith (novelist)
Michael Griffith is a novelist and short-story writer.
Michael Griffith is a novelist and short-story writer.
Michael Lassell
Michael Lassell (born July 15, 1947; New York City) is a professional writer and editor.
Michael Lassell (born July 15, 1947; New York City) is a professional writer and editor.
Michael Massing
Michael Massing is a contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review.
Michael Massing is a contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review.
Michael Ryan (poet)
Michael Ryan has been teaching creative writing and literature at University of California, Irvine since 1990.
Michael Ryan has been teaching creative writing and literature at University of California, Irvine since 1990.
Michael Ventura
Michael Ventura is an American novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and cultural critic.
Michael Ventura is an American novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and cultural critic.
Michele Forsten
Michele Forsten is a playwright, essayist, college administrator and co-founder of the New York City Lesbian Cancer Support Consortium.
Michele Forsten is a playwright, essayist, college administrator and co-founder of the New York City Lesbian Cancer Support Consortium.
Miles Marshall Lewis
Miles Marshall Lewis is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist.
Miles Marshall Lewis is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist.
Mindy Aloff
Mindy Aloff (born December 1947 Philadelphia) is an American editor, journalist, essayist, and dance critic.
Mindy Aloff (born December 1947 Philadelphia) is an American editor, journalist, essayist, and dance critic.
Minnie Bruce Pratt
Minnie Bruce Pratt is an U.S. educator, activist, and award-winning poet, essayist, and theorist.
Minnie Bruce Pratt is an U.S. educator, activist, and award-winning poet, essayist, and theorist.
Mitchell Cohen
Mitchell Cohen is an author, political essayist, and since 1991, co-editor of Dissent, one of America’s leading intellectual quarterlies.
Mitchell Cohen is an author, political essayist, and since 1991, co-editor of Dissent, one of America’s leading intellectual quarterlies.
Molly Elliot Seawell
Molly Elliot Seawell (October 23, 1860, Gloucester, Virginia – November 15, 1916, Washington, D. C.) was an American writer.
Molly Elliot Seawell (October 23, 1860, Gloucester, Virginia – November 15, 1916, Washington, D. C.) was an American writer.
Monique Truong
Monique T.D. Truong (born 1968 in Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American writer living in Brooklyn, New York.
Monique T.D. Truong (born 1968 in Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American writer living in Brooklyn, New York.
Mordecai Kaplan
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan, was a rabbi, essayist and Jewish educator and the co-founder of Reconstructionist Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein.
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan, was a rabbi, essayist and Jewish educator and the co-founder of Reconstructionist Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein.
Morris Berman
Morris Berman (born August 3, 1944) is an American historian of culture and science and is a social critic.
Morris Berman (born August 3, 1944) is an American historian of culture and science and is a social critic.
Moses Coit Tyler
Moses Coit Tyler (August 2, 1835 - December 28, 1900) was an American author and professor of American history.
Moses Coit Tyler (August 2, 1835 - December 28, 1900) was an American author and professor of American history.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese American essayist whose work focuses on problems of randomness and probability.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese American essayist whose work focuses on problems of randomness and probability.
Nat Hentoff
Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and country music for The ...
Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and country music for The ...
Nathaniel Beverley Tucker
Nathaniel Beverley Tucker was an American author, judge, legal scholar, and political essayist.
Nathaniel Beverley Tucker was an American author, judge, legal scholar, and political essayist.
Nathaniel Parker Willis
Nathaniel Parker Willis, also known as N. P. Willis, was an American author, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth ...
Nathaniel Parker Willis, also known as N. P. Willis, was an American author, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth ...
Nathaniel Peabody Rogers
Nathaniel Peabody Rogers (June 3, 1794—October 16, 1846) was an American abolitionist writer who, from June 1838 until June 1846, served as editor of the New England anti-slavery newspaper Her...
Nathaniel Peabody Rogers (June 3, 1794—October 16, 1846) was an American abolitionist writer who, from June 1838 until June 1846, served as editor of the New England anti-slavery newspaper Her...
Ned Shank
Ned Shank (February 19, 1956 - November 30, 2000) was an American essayist, historic preservationist, and the author of one children's book, The Sanyasin's First Day.
Ned Shank (February 19, 1956 - November 30, 2000) was an American essayist, historic preservationist, and the author of one children's book, The Sanyasin's First Day.
Neil Postman
Neil Postman was an American author, media theorist and cultural critic, who is best known by the general public for his 1985 book about television, Amusing Ourselves to Death.
Neil Postman was an American author, media theorist and cultural critic, who is best known by the general public for his 1985 book about television, Amusing Ourselves to Death.
Nicholson Baker
Nicholson Baker (born January 7, 1957) is a contemporary American writer of fiction and non-fiction.
Nicholson Baker (born January 7, 1957) is a contemporary American writer of fiction and non-fiction.
Nick Mamatas
Nick Mamatas (Greek: Νικος Μαμμάτας) (born February 20, 1972) is an American horror, science fiction and fantasy author and editor for the Haikasoru line of translated Japanese science fiction n...
Nick Mamatas (Greek: Νικος Μαμμάτας) (born February 20, 1972) is an American horror, science fiction and fantasy author and editor for the Haikasoru line of translated Japanese science fiction n...
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Nina Wilcox Putnam was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright.
Nina Wilcox Putnam was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright.
Noah Adams
Noah Adams is an American broadcast journalist and author, known primarily for his more than thirty years of experience on National Public Radio.
Noah Adams is an American broadcast journalist and author, known primarily for his more than thirty years of experience on National Public Radio.
Noel Parmentel
Noel E. Parmentel, Jr., was a leading figure on the New York political journalism, literary, and cultural scene during the third quarter of the 20th Century.
Noel E. Parmentel, Jr., was a leading figure on the New York political journalism, literary, and cultural scene during the third quarter of the 20th Century.
Noel Perrin
Noel Perrin (September 18, 1927 – November 21, 2004) was an American essayist and a professor at Dartmouth College.
Noel Perrin (September 18, 1927 – November 21, 2004) was an American essayist and a professor at Dartmouth College.
Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron is an American female filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, author, and blogger.
Nora Ephron is an American female filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, author, and blogger.
Nora Sayre
Nora Clemens Sayre (20 September 1932 in Hamilton, Bermuda - 8 August 2001 in New York City) was an American film critic and essayist.
Nora Clemens Sayre (20 September 1932 in Hamilton, Bermuda - 8 August 2001 in New York City) was an American film critic and essayist.
Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange (pronounced N-TOH-ZAHK-KEH SHUNG-GEH; born October 18, 1948) is an American playwright, and poet.
Ntozake Shange (pronounced N-TOH-ZAHK-KEH SHUNG-GEH; born October 18, 1948) is an American playwright, and poet.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author.
Omar Khalidi
Dr. Omar Khalidi BA ALM PhD, born in Hyderabad, India, was an eminent Muslim scholar, a staff member of the MIT, USA and an author.
Dr. Omar Khalidi BA ALM PhD, born in Hyderabad, India, was an eminent Muslim scholar, a staff member of the MIT, USA and an author.
Osha Gray Davidson
Osha Gray Davidson (born 1954), is a writer who focuses on natural history, race relations and other social and human rights issues.
Osha Gray Davidson (born 1954), is a writer who focuses on natural history, race relations and other social and human rights issues.
Panio Gianopoulos
Panio Gianopoulos (born 1975) is a writer and editor for Bloomsbury Publishing.
Panio Gianopoulos (born 1975) is a writer and editor for Bloomsbury Publishing.
Paul Auster
Paul Benjamin Auster is an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction, and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Tri...
Paul Benjamin Auster is an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction, and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Tri...
Paul Elmer More
Paul Elmer More (December 12, 1864 – March 9, 1937) was an American journalist, critic, essayist and Christian apologist.
Paul Elmer More (December 12, 1864 – March 9, 1937) was an American journalist, critic, essayist and Christian apologist.
Paul Festa
Paul Festa is a San Francisco-based writer, filmmaker and violinist.
Paul Festa is a San Francisco-based writer, filmmaker and violinist.
Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner is an author, journalist, stand-up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958.
Paul Krassner is an author, journalist, stand-up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958.
Paul Krugman
Paul Robin Krugman is an American economist, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary ...
Paul Robin Krugman is an American economist, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary ...
Paul LaFarge
Paul B. La Farge (born November 17, 1970) is an American novelist, essayist and academic whose three books, The Artist of the Missing (1999), Haussmann, or the Distinction (2001) and T...
Paul B. La Farge (born November 17, 1970) is an American novelist, essayist and academic whose three books, The Artist of the Missing (1999), Haussmann, or the Distinction (2001) and T...
Paul Metcalf
Paul Metcalf (1917–1999) was an American writer.
Paul Metcalf (1917–1999) was an American writer.
Paul Monette
Paul Landry Monette (October 16, 1945 – February 10, 1995) was an American author, poet, and activist best remembered for his essays about gay relationships.
Paul Landry Monette (October 16, 1945 – February 10, 1995) was an American author, poet, and activist best remembered for his essays about gay relationships.
Paul Street (journalist)
Paul Louis Street is an American radical-left journalist, author, historian, and political commentator.
Paul Louis Street is an American radical-left journalist, author, historian, and political commentator.
Peter Gelderloos
Peter Gelderloos is an American revolutionary anarchist and author.
Peter Gelderloos is an American revolutionary anarchist and author.
Peter S. Albin
Peter S. Albin (December 20, 1934 – February 20, 2008) was an American economist who wrote and taught primarily in New York City.
Peter S. Albin (December 20, 1934 – February 20, 2008) was an American economist who wrote and taught primarily in New York City.
Peter S. Beagle
Peter Soyer Beagle is an American author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays, especially fantasy fiction.
Peter Soyer Beagle is an American author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays, especially fantasy fiction.
Philip Heldrich
Philip Heldrich was an award-winning American author of poetry, essays, short stories, and literary criticism, including Good Friday, winner of the X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize and Out Here i...
Philip Heldrich was an award-winning American author of poetry, essays, short stories, and literary criticism, including Good Friday, winner of the X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize and Out Here i...
Philip Wylie
Philip Gordon Wylie was a prolific American author on subjects ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire, to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust.
Philip Gordon Wylie was a prolific American author on subjects ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire, to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust.
Phillip Lopate
Doctor Phillip Lopate (born 1943) is an American film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, and teacher.
Doctor Phillip Lopate (born 1943) is an American film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, and teacher.
Phyllis Rose
Phyllis Rose (born October 26, 1942) is an American literary critic, essayist, biographer, and educator.
Phyllis Rose (born October 26, 1942) is an American literary critic, essayist, biographer, and educator.
Poe Ballantine
Poe Ballantine (born 1955 in Denver, Colorado) is a fiction and nonfiction writer known for his novels and especially his essays, many of which appear in The Sun.
Poe Ballantine (born 1955 in Denver, Colorado) is a fiction and nonfiction writer known for his novels and especially his essays, many of which appear in The Sun.
Rachel Hadas
Rachel Hadas (born November 8, 1948) is an American poet, teacher, essayist, and translator.
Rachel Hadas (born November 8, 1948) is an American poet, teacher, essayist, and translator.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
Randall G. Holcombe
Randall Gregory Holcombe (born 1950) is an American economist, the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.
Randall Gregory Holcombe (born 1950) is an American economist, the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.
Randall Gregory Holcombe
Randall Gregory Holcombe (born 1950) is an American economist, the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.
Randall Gregory Holcombe (born 1950) is an American economist, the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.
Randolph Bourne
Randolph Silliman Bourne was a progressive writer and "leftist intellectual" born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and a graduate of Columbia University.
Randolph Silliman Bourne was a progressive writer and "leftist intellectual" born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and a graduate of Columbia University.
Raymond Macdonald Alden
Raymond Macdonald Alden (1873 – 1924) was an American scholar and educator, born in New Hartford, N. Y. He studied at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and at the University of Pen...
Raymond Macdonald Alden (1873 – 1924) was an American scholar and educator, born in New Hartford, N. Y. He studied at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and at the University of Pen...
Rebecca Rasmussen
Rebecca Rasmussen is an American educator and novelist.
Rebecca Rasmussen is an American educator and novelist.
Reynolds Price
Reynolds Price, born Edward Reynolds Price, was an American novelist, poet, dramatist, essayist and the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University.
Reynolds Price, born Edward Reynolds Price, was an American novelist, poet, dramatist, essayist and the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University.
Richard Conniff
Richard Conniff is an American non-fiction writer, specializing in behavior on two, four, six, and eight legs.
Richard Conniff is an American non-fiction writer, specializing in behavior on two, four, six, and eight legs.
Richard Locke
Richard Locke is a critic and essayist.
Richard Locke is a critic and essayist.
Richard M. Weaver
Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr (March 3, 1910 – April 1, 1963) was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago.
Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr (March 3, 1910 – April 1, 1963) was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago.
Richard Rubin (writer)
Richard Rubin (born 1967 in New York City) is an American writer.
Richard Rubin (born 1967 in New York City) is an American writer.
Rick Bass
Rick Bass (born March 7, 1958) is an American writer and an environmental activist.
Rick Bass (born March 7, 1958) is an American writer and an environmental activist.
Robert A. Burton
Robert A. Burton is an American physician, novelist, nonfiction author and columnist.
Robert A. Burton is an American physician, novelist, nonfiction author and columnist.
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007), known to friends as "Bob", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a nov...
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007), known to friends as "Bob", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a nov...
Robert Atwan
Robert Atwan (born November 2, 1940, Paterson, New Jersey) is an essayist and editor of several anthologies of literature.
Robert Atwan (born November 2, 1940, Paterson, New Jersey) is an essayist and editor of several anthologies of literature.
Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".
Robert Clark Young
Robert Clark Young is an American author of novels, essays, short stories and journalism.
Robert Clark Young is an American author of novels, essays, short stories and journalism.
Robert G. Ingersoll
Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of c...
Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of c...
Robert O. Bowen
Robert Owen Bowen (born May 7, 1920 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; died June 9, 2003) was a contemporary American novelist and essayist.
Robert Owen Bowen (born May 7, 1920 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; died June 9, 2003) was a contemporary American novelist and essayist.
Robert W. Welch, Jr.
Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. was an American businessman, political activist and author.
Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. was an American businessman, political activist and author.
Roderick Long
Roderick Tracy Long is a professor of philosophy at Auburn University and libertarian anarcho-capitalist blogger.
Roderick Tracy Long is a professor of philosophy at Auburn University and libertarian anarcho-capitalist blogger.
Roderick MacLeish
Roderick MacLeish was an American journalist and writer.
Roderick MacLeish was an American journalist and writer.
Roger Clegg
Roger Clegg is the President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity.
Roger Clegg is the President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity.
Roger Shattuck
Roger Shattuck (born Roger Whitney Shattuck, August 20, 1923 in Manhattan, New York – December 8, 2005 in Lincoln, Vermont) was an American writer best known for his books on French ...
Roger Shattuck (born Roger Whitney Shattuck, August 20, 1923 in Manhattan, New York – December 8, 2005 in Lincoln, Vermont) was an American writer best known for his books on French ...
Ron Padgett
Ron Padgett (born June 17, 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator, and a member of the New York School.
Ron Padgett (born June 17, 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator, and a member of the New York School.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 10 September 1939) is an American academic, educator, feminist activist, and writer.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 10 September 1939) is an American academic, educator, feminist activist, and writer.
Russell Baker
Russell Wayne Baker (born August 14, 1925) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical prose, as well as for his autobiography, Growing Up.
Russell Wayne Baker (born August 14, 1925) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical prose, as well as for his autobiography, Growing Up.
Ryan Zeinert
Ryan Zeinert (born ) is an American author, blogger, and raconteur.
Ryan Zeinert (born ) is an American author, blogger, and raconteur.
S. Bear Bergman
S. Bear Bergman (born 22 September 1974 as Sharon Jill Bergman ) is a transgender author, poet, playwright, and theater artist.
S. Bear Bergman (born 22 September 1974 as Sharon Jill Bergman ) is a transgender author, poet, playwright, and theater artist.
Samuel Ashley Brown
Samuel Ashley Brown is a professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina who taught English and comparative literature.
Samuel Ashley Brown is a professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina who taught English and comparative literature.
Samuel F. Pickering, Jr.
Samuel F. Pickering is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
Samuel F. Pickering is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
Sandra Scofield
Sandra Scofield is an American novelist, essayist, editor and author of writers’ guides.
Sandra Scofield is an American novelist, essayist, editor and author of writers’ guides.
Sarah Stup
Sarah Stup (born September 8, 1983) is a critically acclaimed writer from Frederick, Maryland, who writes on the topics of community inclusion, education and her role in the world as a young aut...
Sarah Stup (born September 8, 1983) is a critically acclaimed writer from Frederick, Maryland, who writes on the topics of community inclusion, education and her role in the world as a young aut...
Scott Bidstrup
Scott Bidstrup is an anti-neoliberal, a skeptic and a self-taught telecommunications telecommunications engineer who has written essays on a range of topics.
Scott Bidstrup is an anti-neoliberal, a skeptic and a self-taught telecommunications telecommunications engineer who has written essays on a range of topics.
Scott Raab
Scott Raab is an American nonfiction author and contributing journalist for Esquire.
Scott Raab is an American nonfiction author and contributing journalist for Esquire.
Scott Rosenberg (journalist)
Scott Rosenberg is an American journalist, editor, blogger and non-fiction author.
Scott Rosenberg is an American journalist, editor, blogger and non-fiction author.
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist.
Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist.
Shaila Abdullah
Shaila Abdullah (born 1971) is an author whose creative work focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of Pakistani women and their often unconventional choices in life.
Shaila Abdullah (born 1971) is an author whose creative work focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of Pakistani women and their often unconventional choices in life.
Shalom Auslander
Shalom Auslander (born 1970) is an American author and essayist.
Shalom Auslander (born 1970) is an American author and essayist.
Sheila Bender
Sheila Bender is a poet and essayist best known for her popular books on writing instruction, such as Writing in a New Convertible with the Top Down, Writing Personal Essays, Keeping a...
Sheila Bender is a poet and essayist best known for her popular books on writing instruction, such as Writing in a New Convertible with the Top Down, Writing Personal Essays, Keeping a...
Sheldon Richman
Sheldon Richman is an American political writer and academic, best known for his advocacy of libertarianism.
Sheldon Richman is an American political writer and academic, best known for his advocacy of libertarianism.
Sherod Santos
Sherod Santos is an American poet, essayist and professor.
Sherod Santos is an American poet, essayist and professor.
Simeon Strunsky
Simeon Strunsky, A.B. (July 23, 1879–February 5, 1948) was a Jewish American essayist, born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (present day Belarus).
Simeon Strunsky, A.B. (July 23, 1879–February 5, 1948) was a Jewish American essayist, born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (present day Belarus).
Sonia Levitin
Sonia Levitin (b. Berlin, August 18, 1934) is an award-winning novelist and author of over forty novels and picture books for young adults and children, as well as published essays on various to...
Sonia Levitin (b. Berlin, August 18, 1934) is an award-winning novelist and author of over forty novels and picture books for young adults and children, as well as published essays on various to...
Stanton Davis Kirkham
Stanton Davis Kirkham (December 7, 1868 - January 6, 1944) was a naturalist, philosopher, ornithologist and author.
Stanton Davis Kirkham (December 7, 1868 - January 6, 1944) was a naturalist, philosopher, ornithologist and author.
Stark Young
Stark Young (October 11, 1881 - January 6, 1963) was an American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic and essayist.
Stark Young (October 11, 1881 - January 6, 1963) was an American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic and essayist.
Stephen Bonsal
Stephen Bonsal (March 29, 1865 – June 8, 1951) was an American war correspondent, historian, essayist, diplomat and translator.
Stephen Bonsal (March 29, 1865 – June 8, 1951) was an American war correspondent, historian, essayist, diplomat and translator.
Stephen Fried
Stephen Fried is an American investigative journalist, non-fiction author, essayist and adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.
Stephen Fried is an American investigative journalist, non-fiction author, essayist and adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science.
Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science.
Steve Erickson
Stephen Michael Erickson (born April 20, 1950) is an American novelist, essayist and film critic.
Stephen Michael Erickson (born April 20, 1950) is an American novelist, essayist and film critic.
Steven Barthelme
Steven Barthelme (born 1947) is the author of numerous short stories and essays.
Steven Barthelme (born 1947) is the author of numerous short stories and essays.
Steven G. Kellman
Steven G. Kellman is an American critic and academic, best known for his books Redemption:The Life of Henry Roth and The Translingual Imagination.
Steven G. Kellman is an American critic and academic, best known for his books Redemption:The Life of Henry Roth and The Translingual Imagination.
Stuart Goldman
Stuart Goldman is a highly controversial journalist, author and screenwriter.
Stuart Goldman is a highly controversial journalist, author and screenwriter.
Susan Sandler
Susan Sandler is an American writer and currently a professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Susan Sandler is an American writer and currently a professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Susanne Antonetta
Susanne Antonetta (born 1956, in Georgia), is an American poet and author.
Susanne Antonetta (born 1956, in Georgia), is an American poet and author.
Suzannah Lessard
Suzannah Lessard is an American biographer, and essayist.
Suzannah Lessard is an American biographer, and essayist.
Sydney Lea
Sydney Lea is an American poet, novelist, essayist, editor, and professor.
Sydney Lea is an American poet, novelist, essayist, editor, and professor.
T. R. Hummer
Terry Randolph Hummer is an American poet, critic, essayist, editor, and professor.
Terry Randolph Hummer is an American poet, critic, essayist, editor, and professor.
Ted Solotaroff
Theodore "Ted" Solotaroff was an American writer, editor and literary critic.
Theodore "Ted" Solotaroff was an American writer, editor and literary critic.
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau is a project that aims to, for the first time, provide "accurate texts" of the works of Henry David Thoreau, the American author, including his journal, his pers...
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau is a project that aims to, for the first time, provide "accurate texts" of the works of Henry David Thoreau, the American author, including his journal, his pers...
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school.
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school.
Theodore Hamm
Theodore Hamm is an American author, writer and the founding editor of the New York City-based literary and culture tabloid The Brooklyn Rail.
Theodore Hamm is an American author, writer and the founding editor of the New York City-based literary and culture tabloid The Brooklyn Rail.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America.
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America.
Theodore Salisbury Woolsey
Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (October 22, 1852 – April 24, 1929) was an American legal scholar, born at New Haven, Conn., son of Theodore Dwight Woolsey.
Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (October 22, 1852 – April 24, 1929) was an American legal scholar, born at New Haven, Conn., son of Theodore Dwight Woolsey.
Thomas Washington (writer)
Thomas Washington is an American journalist, columnist and essayist.
Thomas Washington is an American journalist, columnist and essayist.
Tim McKay
Timothy J. McKay (1947 – July 30, 2006) was the executive director of the non-profit Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) in Arcata, California, for virtually its entire 35-year existence.
Timothy J. McKay (1947 – July 30, 2006) was the executive director of the non-profit Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) in Arcata, California, for virtually its entire 35-year existence.
Timothy Beal
Timothy K. Beal (1963-) is a writer and scholar in the field of religious studies whose work explores matters of religion and American culture, past and present.
Timothy K. Beal (1963-) is a writer and scholar in the field of religious studies whose work explores matters of religion and American culture, past and present.
Tony Hoagland
Anthony Dey Hoagland is an American poet and writer.
Anthony Dey Hoagland is an American poet and writer.
Tory Dent
Tory Dent (Victorine Dent) (1958 - December 30, 2005) was an eminent American poet, art critic, and commentator on the AIDS crisis.
Tory Dent (Victorine Dent) (1958 - December 30, 2005) was an eminent American poet, art critic, and commentator on the AIDS crisis.
Touré
Touré is an American novelist, essayist, music journalist, cultural critic, and television personality based in New York City.
Touré is an American novelist, essayist, music journalist, cultural critic, and television personality based in New York City.
Trudy Dittmar
Trudy Dittmar (born 1944) is an American nature writer, and essayist.
Trudy Dittmar (born 1944) is an American nature writer, and essayist.
Tyler Young
Tyler Young is a community organizer in Federal Way, Washington.
Tyler Young is a community organizer in Federal Way, Washington.
Valery Oisteanu
Valery Oişteanu (born September 3, 1943) is a Soviet-born Romanian and American poet, art critic, essayist, photographer and performance artist, whose style reflects the influence of Dada and Su...
Valery Oişteanu (born September 3, 1943) is a Soviet-born Romanian and American poet, art critic, essayist, photographer and performance artist, whose style reflects the influence of Dada and Su...
Vernard Eller
Vernard Marion Eller (July 11, 1927 – June 18, 2007) was an American author, Christian pacifist and minister in the Church of the Brethren.
Vernard Marion Eller (July 11, 1927 – June 18, 2007) was an American author, Christian pacifist and minister in the Church of the Brethren.
Veronica Geng
Veronica Geng (1941 – December 24, 1997) was an American editor and writer.
Veronica Geng (1941 – December 24, 1997) was an American editor and writer.
Vicki Hearne
Vicki Hearne (February 13, 1946—August 21, 2001) was an American author, philosopher, poet, animal trainer, and scholar of literary criticism and linguistics.
Vicki Hearne (February 13, 1946—August 21, 2001) was an American author, philosopher, poet, animal trainer, and scholar of literary criticism and linguistics.
Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is a military historian, columnist, political essayist and former classics professor, a scholar of ancient warfare.
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is a military historian, columnist, political essayist and former classics professor, a scholar of ancient warfare.
Vincent F. A. Golphin
Vincent F.A. Golphin is an American writer of fiction and memoir, editor, essayist, journalist and educator.
Vincent F.A. Golphin is an American writer of fiction and memoir, editor, essayist, journalist and educator.
Virgil Nemoianu
Virgil Nemoianu (born March 12, 1940) is a Romanian-American essayist, literary critic, and philosopher of culture.
Virgil Nemoianu (born March 12, 1940) is a Romanian-American essayist, literary critic, and philosopher of culture.
Vladimir Tismăneanu
Vladimir Tismăneanu (; born July 4, 1951) is a Romanian and American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Vladimir Tismăneanu (; born July 4, 1951) is a Romanian and American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.
W. D. Ehrhart
William Daniel Ehrhart (born September 30, 1948) is an American poet, writer, scholar and Vietnam veteran.
William Daniel Ehrhart (born September 30, 1948) is an American poet, writer, scholar and Vietnam veteran.
W. Sumner Davis
W. Sumner Davis is an Irish-American, educator, counselor and author.
W. Sumner Davis is an Irish-American, educator, counselor and author.
Walter Francis Willcox
Walter Francis Willcox, Ph.D., LL.D. (March 22, 1861 – October 12, 1964), was an American statistician.
Walter Francis Willcox, Ph.D., LL.D. (March 22, 1861 – October 12, 1964), was an American statistician.
Walter Karp
Walter Karp (1934–July 19,1989) was an American journalist, historian, and writer published in magazines such as American Heritage and Horizon, and also was a contributing editor for H...
Walter Karp (1934–July 19,1989) was an American journalist, historian, and writer published in magazines such as American Heritage and Horizon, and also was a contributing editor for H...
Washington Irving
Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century.
Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century.
Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer.
Wendell Berry is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer.
Wendy Kaminer
Wendy Kaminer (born 1949) is a lawyer and writer.
Wendy Kaminer (born 1949) is a lawyer and writer.
Wilfrid Sheed
Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (27 December 1930 – 19 January 2011) was an English-born American novelist and essayist.
Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (27 December 1930 – 19 January 2011) was an English-born American novelist and essayist.
Will Allen Dromgoole
Will Allen Dromgoole (October 26, 1860-September 1, 1934) was an author and poet born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Will Allen Dromgoole (October 26, 1860-September 1, 1934) was an author and poet born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
William Brandon (author)
William Brandon (21 September 1914 – 11 April 2002) was an American writer and historian.
William Brandon (21 September 1914 – 11 April 2002) was an American writer and historian.
William Cleaver Wilkinson
William Cleaver Wilkinson, D.D. (Westford, Vermont, October 19, 1833 - Chicago, April 25, 1920) was a Baptist preacher, professor of theology, professor of poetry, and literary figure.
William Cleaver Wilkinson, D.D. (Westford, Vermont, October 19, 1833 - Chicago, April 25, 1920) was a Baptist preacher, professor of theology, professor of poetry, and literary figure.
William Crary Brownell
William Crary Brownell (August 30, 1851 – July 22, 1928) was an American literary and art critic, born in New York.
William Crary Brownell (August 30, 1851 – July 22, 1928) was an American literary and art critic, born in New York.
William Elliot Griffis
William Elliot Griffis was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.
William Elliot Griffis was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.
William Farina
William Edward Farina (b. December 7, 1955, LaPorte, Indiana) is an American essayist and writer of popular non-fiction.
William Edward Farina (b. December 7, 1955, LaPorte, Indiana) is an American essayist and writer of popular non-fiction.
William Gay (author)
William Elbert Gay (October 27, 1941 – February 23, 2012) was an American writer of novels and short stories.
William Elbert Gay (October 27, 1941 – February 23, 2012) was an American writer of novels and short stories.
William Graham Sumner
William Graham Sumner was an American academic and "held the first professorship in sociology" at Yale College.
William Graham Sumner was an American academic and "held the first professorship in sociology" at Yale College.
William H. Gass
William Howard Gass (born July 30, 1924) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and former philosophy professor.
William Howard Gass (born July 30, 1924) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and former philosophy professor.
William Kittredge
William Kittredge is an American writer from Oregon, United States.
William Kittredge is an American writer from Oregon, United States.
William Rivers Pitt
William Rivers Pitt (born November 9th, 1971) is an author, editor, and political activist.
William Rivers Pitt (born November 9th, 1971) is an author, editor, and political activist.
William T. Vollmann
William Tanner Vollmann is an American novelist, journalist, short story writer, and essayist.
William Tanner Vollmann is an American novelist, journalist, short story writer, and essayist.
William Winter (author)
William Winter (July 15, 1836—June 30, 1917) was an American dramatic critic and author.
William Winter (July 15, 1836—June 30, 1917) was an American dramatic critic and author.
Woody Evans
Woody Evans is an American librarian and author of short stories and nonfiction works, who is known for critical commentary on technology, technoculture, and transhumanism.
Woody Evans is an American librarian and author of short stories and nonfiction works, who is known for critical commentary on technology, technoculture, and transhumanism.
Yahiya Emerick
Yahiya Emerick is a former vice-principal at an Islamic school, President of the Islamic Foundation of North America, and a Muslim author.
Yahiya Emerick is a former vice-principal at an Islamic school, President of the Islamic Foundation of North America, and a Muslim author.