SettingsNational Book Award winners
A. R. Ammons
Archie Randolph Ammons was an American poet who won the annual National Book Award for Poetry in 1973 and 1993.
Archie Randolph Ammons was an American poet who won the annual National Book Award for Poetry in 1973 and 1993.
A. Scott Berg
Andrew Scott Berg (born December 4, 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American biographer.
Andrew Scott Berg (born December 4, 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American biographer.
Abraham Pais
Abraham (Bram) Pais (May 19, 1918 – July 28, 2000) was a Dutch-born American physicist and science historian.
Abraham (Bram) Pais (May 19, 1918 – July 28, 2000) was a Dutch-born American physicist and science historian.
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist.
Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist.
Ai (poet)
Florence Anthony was an American poet and educator who legally changed her name to Ai Ogawa.
Florence Anthony was an American poet and educator who legally changed her name to Ai Ogawa.
Alan Brinkley
Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University, where he was also Provost 2003–2009.
Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University, where he was also Provost 2003–2009.
Alice McDermott
Alice McDermott is an American writer and university professor.
Alice McDermott is an American writer and university professor.
Alice Walker
Alice Malyouth Walker (born February 19, 1944) is an American author, poet, and activist.
Alice Malyouth Walker (born February 19, 1944) is an American author, poet, and activist.
Allan Nevins
Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 - March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Presi...
Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 - March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Presi...
Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s.
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s.
Allen Mandelbaum
Allen Mandelbaum was a American professor of Italian literature, poet, and translator.
Allen Mandelbaum was a American professor of Italian literature, poet, and translator.
Andrea Barrett
Andrea Barrett (born November 16, 1954) is an American novelist, and short story writer.
Andrea Barrett (born November 16, 1954) is an American novelist, and short story writer.
Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon is a writer on politics, culture and psychology who lives in New York and London.
Andrew Solomon is a writer on politics, culture and psychology who lives in New York and London.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (née Anne Spencer Morrow; June 22, 1906February 7, 2001) was an American author, aviator, and the spouse of fellow aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (née Anne Spencer Morrow; June 22, 1906February 7, 2001) was an American author, aviator, and the spouse of fellow aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed is an American historian and law professor noted for changing scholarship on Thomas Jefferson regarding his relationship with Sally Hemings and children by her.
Annette Gordon-Reed is an American historian and law professor noted for changing scholarship on Thomas Jefferson regarding his relationship with Sally Hemings and children by her.
Annie Proulx
Edna Annie Proulx (; born August 22, 1935) is an American journalist and author.
Edna Annie Proulx (; born August 22, 1935) is an American journalist and author.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry, was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry, was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. was an American historian and social critic whose work explored the American liberalism of political leaders including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and R...
Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. was an American historian and social critic whose work explored the American liberalism of political leaders including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and R...
Austryn Wainhouse
Austryn Wainhouse is an American translator, primarily of French works and notably of Marquis de Sade, sometimes using pseudonym Pieralessandro Casavini.
Austryn Wainhouse is an American translator, primarily of French works and notably of Marquis de Sade, sometimes using pseudonym Pieralessandro Casavini.
Barbara Cooney
Barbara Cooney was an American children's author and illustrator of more than 200 books and double Caldecott Medalist.
Barbara Cooney was an American children's author and illustrator of more than 200 books and double Caldecott Medalist.
Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopez is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its environmental and social concerns.
Barry Holstun Lopez is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its environmental and social concerns.
Bernard Bailyn
Bernard Bailyn (born September 9, 1922) is an American historian, author, and professor specializing in U.S. Colonial and Revolutionary-era History.
Bernard Bailyn (born September 9, 1922) is an American historian, author, and professor specializing in U.S. Colonial and Revolutionary-era History.
Bernard DeVoto
Bernard Augustine DeVoto was an American historian and author who specialized in the history of the American West.
Bernard Augustine DeVoto was an American historian and author who specialized in the history of the American West.
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an author of novels and short stories.
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an author of novels and short stories.
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary is an award-winning American writer of more than 30 books for young adults and children.
Beverly Cleary is an award-winning American writer of more than 30 books for young adults and children.
Bob Shacochis
Bob Shacochis (born September 9, 1951) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary journalist.
Bob Shacochis (born September 9, 1951) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary journalist.
Bruce Catton
Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist, best known for his books on the American Civil War.
Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist, best known for his books on the American Civil War.
Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American child psychologist and writer.
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American child psychologist and writer.
Carl Crow
Carl Crow was a Missouri-born newspaperman, businessman, and author who managed several newspapers and then opened the first Western advertising agency in Shanghai, China.
Carl Crow was a Missouri-born newspaperman, businessman, and author who managed several newspapers and then opened the first Western advertising agency in Shanghai, China.
Carlos Eire
Carlos M. N. Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.
Carlos M. N. Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen was born as Catherine Drinker on the Haverford College campus on January 1, 1897, to a prominent Quaker family.
Catherine Drinker Bowen was born as Catherine Drinker on the Haverford College campus on January 1, 1897, to a prominent Quaker family.
Charles Frazier
Charles Frazier is an American historical novelist.
Charles Frazier is an American historical novelist.
Charles G. Finney
Charles G. Finney (December 1, 1905 – April 16, 1984) was an American fantasy novelist and newspaperman.
Charles G. Finney (December 1, 1905 – April 16, 1984) was an American fantasy novelist and newspaperman.
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.
Charles Rosen
Charles Rosen (born May 5, 1927) is an American pianist and author on music.
Charles Rosen (born May 5, 1927) is an American pianist and author on music.
Charles Wright (poet)
Charles Wright is an American poet.
Charles Wright is an American poet.
Christopher Lasch
Christopher Lasch was a well-known American historian, moralist, and social critic.
Christopher Lasch was a well-known American historian, moralist, and social critic.
Christopher Tunnard
Christopher Tunnard was a Canadian-born landscape architect, garden designer, city-planner, and author of Gardens in the Modern Landscape.
Christopher Tunnard was a Canadian-born landscape architect, garden designer, city-planner, and author of Gardens in the Modern Landscape.
Conrad Aiken
Conrad Potter Aiken (5 August 1889 – 17 August 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography.
Conrad Potter Aiken (5 August 1889 – 17 August 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography.
Conrad Richter
Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890 – October 30, 1968) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier.
Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890 – October 30, 1968) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier.
David Brion Davis
David Brion Davis is an American historian and authority on slavery and abolition in the Western world.
David Brion Davis is an American historian and authority on slavery and abolition in the Western world.
David McCullough
David Gaub McCullough (; born July 7, 1933) is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer.
David Gaub McCullough (; born July 7, 1933) is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer.
Deirdre Bair
Deirdre Bair is an American writer and biographer.
Deirdre Bair is an American writer and biographer.
Denis Johnson
Denis Hale Johnson is an American author who is known for his short-story collection Jesus' Son and his novel Tree of Smoke, which won the National Book Award.
Denis Hale Johnson is an American author who is known for his short-story collection Jesus' Son and his novel Tree of Smoke, which won the National Book Award.
Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme was an American author known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction.
Donald Barthelme was an American author known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction.
Douglas Hofstadter
Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is an American academic whose research focuses on consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mat...
Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is an American academic whose research focuses on consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mat...
Edmund Morris (writer)
Edmund Morris (born May 27, 1940) is an American writer best known for his biographies of United States Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.
Edmund Morris (born May 27, 1940) is an American writer best known for his biographies of United States Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.
Edward Ball (American author)
Edward Ball is an American writer of non-fiction, best known for his book Slaves in the Family.
Edward Ball is an American writer of non-fiction, best known for his book Slaves in the Family.
Edward Seidensticker
Edward George Seidensticker (February 11, 1921 – August 26, 2007) was a noted scholar and translator of Japanese literature.
Edward George Seidensticker (February 11, 1921 – August 26, 2007) was a noted scholar and translator of Japanese literature.
Elaine Pagels
Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey, is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University.
Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey, is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University.
Eleanor Clark
Eleanor Clark (July 6, 1913 – February 16, 1996) was an American writer.
Eleanor Clark (July 6, 1913 – February 16, 1996) was an American writer.
Elgin Groseclose
Elgin Earl Groseclose (1899–1983) was an American economist, statesman, and author.
Elgin Earl Groseclose (1899–1983) was an American economist, statesman, and author.
Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet, short-story writer, and recipient of the 1976 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet, short-story writer, and recipient of the 1976 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Ellen Gilchrist
Ellen Gilchrist (born February 20, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and poet.
Ellen Gilchrist (born February 20, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and poet.
Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson was a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings.
Erik Erikson was a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings.
Eudora Welty
Eudora Alice Welty was an American author of short stories and novels about the American South.
Eudora Alice Welty was an American author of short stories and novels about the American South.
Fox Butterfield
Fox Butterfield (born 1939 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American journalist who spent much of his 30-year career reporting for The New York Times.
Fox Butterfield (born 1939 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American journalist who spent much of his 30-year career reporting for The New York Times.
Frances FitzGerald (journalist)
Frances FitzGerald (born October 21, 1940) is an American journalist and author.
Frances FitzGerald (born October 21, 1940) is an American journalist and author.
Francis Steegmuller
Francis Steegmuller was an American biographer, translator and fiction writer, who was known chiefly as a Flaubert scholar.
Francis Steegmuller was an American biographer, translator and fiction writer, who was known chiefly as a Flaubert scholar.
Frank O'Hara
Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966) was an American writer, poet and art critic.
Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966) was an American writer, poet and art critic.
Fred Alan Wolf
Fred Alan Wolf (born December 3, 1934) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics and the relationship between physics and consciousness.
Fred Alan Wolf (born December 3, 1934) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics and the relationship between physics and consciousness.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik George Pohl, Jr. is an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years — from his first published work, "Elegy to a Dead Planet: Luna", to his...
Frederik George Pohl, Jr. is an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years — from his first published work, "Elegy to a Dead Planet: Luna", to his...
Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell is an American poet.
Galway Kinnell is an American poet.
Gary Zukav
Gary Zukav is a spiritual teacher and author of four consecutive New York Times bestsellers.
Gary Zukav is a spiritual teacher and author of four consecutive New York Times bestsellers.
George F. Kennan
George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American adviser, diplomat, political scientist and historian, best known as "the father of containment" and as a key figure...
George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American adviser, diplomat, political scientist and historian, best known as "the father of containment" and as a key figure...
George Schaller
George Beals Schaller (born 1933) is an American mammalogist, naturalist, conservationist and author.
George Beals Schaller (born 1933) is an American mammalogist, naturalist, conservationist and author.
George Sessions Perry
George Sessions Perry was an American novelist, World War II correspondent and one of the highest paid popular magazine contributors of his time.
George Sessions Perry was an American novelist, World War II correspondent and one of the highest paid popular magazine contributors of his time.
Gerald Stern
Gerald Stern is an American poet.
Gerald Stern is an American poet.
Gloria Emerson
Gloria Emerson was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent.
Gloria Emerson was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent.
Gloria Whelan
Gloria Whelan is a poet, short story writer, and novelist for children and adults.
Gloria Whelan is a poet, short story writer, and novelist for children and adults.
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.
Gregory Rabassa
Gregory Rabassa is a literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English who currently teaches at Queens College.
Gregory Rabassa is a literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English who currently teaches at Queens College.
Ha Jin
Jīn Xuěfēi is a contemporary Chinese-American writer and novelist using the pen name Ha Jin.
Jīn Xuěfēi is a contemporary Chinese-American writer and novelist using the pen name Ha Jin.
Han Nolan
Han Nolan is a young adult writer from Alabama.
Han Nolan is a young adult writer from Alabama.
Hans Zinsser
Hans Zinsser (November 17, 1878 – September 4, 1940) was an American bacteriologist and a prolific author.
Hans Zinsser (November 17, 1878 – September 4, 1940) was an American bacteriologist and a prolific author.
Harriet Doerr
Harriet Huntington Doerr (April 8, 1910 – November 24, 2002) was an American author who published her first novel at the age of 74.
Harriet Huntington Doerr (April 8, 1910 – November 24, 2002) was an American author who published her first novel at the age of 74.
Hayden Carruth
Hayden Carruth (August 3, 1921 – September 29, 2008) was an American poet and literary critic.
Hayden Carruth (August 3, 1921 – September 29, 2008) was an American poet and literary critic.
Helen Lane
Helen Lane (1921 – August 29, 2004) was a renowned translator of Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian language literary works into English.
Helen Lane (1921 – August 29, 2004) was a renowned translator of Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian language literary works into English.
Henry Kissinger
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American writer, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American writer, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Herbert Kohl (educator)
Herbert R. Kohl is an educator best known for his advocacy of progressive alternative education and as the author of more than thirty books on education.
Herbert R. Kohl is an educator best known for his advocacy of progressive alternative education and as the author of more than thirty books on education.
Herbert Kubly
Herbert Oswald Nicholas Kubly was an American author and playwright.
Herbert Oswald Nicholas Kubly was an American author and playwright.
Hideo Levy
Ian Hideo Levy is an American born-Japanese Language author.
Ian Hideo Levy is an American born-Japanese Language author.
Howard Moss
Howard Moss (January 22, 1922–September 16, 1987) was an American poet, dramatist and critic, who was poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine from 1948 until his death.
Howard Moss (January 22, 1922–September 16, 1987) was an American poet, dramatist and critic, who was poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine from 1948 until his death.
Irving Howe
Irving Howe was an American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Irving Howe was an American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
J. Anthony Lukas
Jay Anthony Lukas, or J. Anthony Lucas, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author, probably best known for his 1985 book Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives...
Jay Anthony Lukas, or J. Anthony Lucas, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author, probably best known for his 1985 book Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives...
J. F. Powers
J. F. Powers was a Roman Catholic American novelist and short-story writer who often drew his inspiration from developments in the Catholic Church, and was known for his studies of midwestern Ca...
J. F. Powers was a Roman Catholic American novelist and short-story writer who often drew his inspiration from developments in the Catholic Church, and was known for his studies of midwestern Ca...
Jaimy Gordon
Jaimy Gordon is an American writer.
Jaimy Gordon is an American writer.
James Carroll (novelist)
James Carroll is a noted author, historian and journalist and Roman Catholic dissident.
James Carroll is a noted author, historian and journalist and Roman Catholic dissident.
James Jones (author)
James Jones was an American author known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath.
James Jones was an American author known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath.
James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns (born August 3, 1918) is an historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies.
James MacGregor Burns (born August 3, 1918) is an historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies.
James Merrill
James Ingram Merrill was an American poet whose awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Divine Comedies.
James Ingram Merrill was an American poet whose awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Divine Comedies.
James Tate (writer)
James Tate is an American poet whose work has earned him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
James Tate is an American poet whose work has earned him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
James Thomas Flexner
James Thomas Flexner (January 13, 1908 – February 13, 2003) was an American historian and author best known for his prize-winning four-volume biography of George Washington, which earned him a N...
James Thomas Flexner (January 13, 1908 – February 13, 2003) was an American historian and author best known for his prize-winning four-volume biography of George Washington, which earned him a N...
Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer (born August 7, 1938) is an American journalist who is the European correspondent for The New Yorker; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years.
Jane Kramer (born August 7, 1938) is an American journalist who is the European correspondent for The New Yorker; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years.
Janet Flanner
Janet Flanner was an American writer and journalist who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until she retired in 1975.
Janet Flanner was an American writer and journalist who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until she retired in 1975.
Jean Fritz
Jean Guttery Fritz (born November 16, 1915) is an American children's author and biographer.
Jean Guttery Fritz (born November 16, 1915) is an American children's author and biographer.
Jerzy Kosinski
Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish American novelist, and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N.
Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish American novelist, and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N.
Joan Blos
Joan Winsor Blos (9 December 1928 – ) is an author, teacher and Advocate for Children and Literature.
Joan Winsor Blos (9 December 1928 – ) is an author, teacher and Advocate for Children and Literature.
John Barth
John Simmons Barth is an American novelist and short-story writer, known for the postmodernist and metafictive quality of his work.
John Simmons Barth is an American novelist and short-story writer, known for the postmodernist and metafictive quality of his work.
John Berryman
John Allyn Berryman was an American poet and scholar, born in McAlester, Oklahoma.
John Allyn Berryman was an American poet and scholar, born in McAlester, Oklahoma.
John Boswell
John Eastburn Boswell was a prominent historian and a professor at Yale University.
John Eastburn Boswell was a prominent historian and a professor at Yale University.
John Casey (novelist)
John D. Casey is an American novelist and translator.
John D. Casey is an American novelist and translator.
John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888, Pulaski, Tennessee – July 3, 1974, Gambier, Ohio) was an American poet, essayist, magazine editor, and professor.
John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888, Pulaski, Tennessee – July 3, 1974, Gambier, Ohio) was an American poet, essayist, magazine editor, and professor.
John D. MacDonald
John Dann MacDonald was an American crime and suspense novelist and short story writer.
John Dann MacDonald was an American crime and suspense novelist and short story writer.
John E. Woods
John E. (Edwin) Woods is a translator who specializes in translating German literature, since about 1978.
John E. (Edwin) Woods is a translator who specializes in translating German literature, since about 1978.
John Edward Williams
John Edward Williams (August 29, 1922 - March 3, 1994) was an American author, editor and professor.
John Edward Williams (August 29, 1922 - March 3, 1994) was an American author, editor and professor.
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 W. Dower
John W. Dower is an American author and historian.
John W. Dower is an American author and historian.
Jonathan Kozol
Jonathan Kozol (born September 5, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a non-fiction writer, educator, and activist, best known for his books on public education in the United States.
Jonathan Kozol (born September 5, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a non-fiction writer, educator, and activist, best known for his books on public education in the United States.
Joseph Ellis
Joseph John Ellis is a Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College whose work focuses on the lives and times of the founders of the United States of America.
Joseph John Ellis is a Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College whose work focuses on the lives and times of the founders of the United States of America.
Joseph Wood Krutch
Joseph Wood Krutch (November 25, 1893 – May 22, 1970) was an American writer, critic, and naturalist.
Joseph Wood Krutch (November 25, 1893 – May 22, 1970) was an American writer, critic, and naturalist.
José Rubia Barcia
José Rubia Barcia was born in Ferrol, where a cultural center dedicated to him now houses his library and a collection of his papers.
José Rubia Barcia was born in Ferrol, where a cultural center dedicated to him now houses his library and a collection of his papers.
Jude Watson
Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers.
Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers.
Justin Kaplan
Justin Kaplan (September 5, 1925, New York) is an American writer and editor.
Justin Kaplan (September 5, 1925, New York) is an American writer and editor.
Karen Brazell
Karen Brazell (c. 1938 – January 18, 2012) was an American professor and translator of Japanese literature.
Karen Brazell (c. 1938 – January 18, 2012) was an American professor and translator of Japanese literature.
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.
Keith Waldrop
Keith Waldrop (born December 11, 1932, in Emporia, Kansas) is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, and has translated the work of Claude Royet-Journoud, Anne-Marie Albiach, and Edmo...
Keith Waldrop (born December 11, 1932, in Emporia, Kansas) is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, and has translated the work of Claude Royet-Journoud, Anne-Marie Albiach, and Edmo...
Kevin Boyle
Kevin Boyle (7 October 1960) is an author and professor of history at the Ohio State University.
Kevin Boyle (7 October 1960) is an author and professor of history at the Ohio State University.
Kevin Boyle (historian)
Kevin Boyle is an author and professor of history at The Ohio State University.
Kevin Boyle is an author and professor of history at The Ohio State University.
Kimberly Willis Holt
Kimberly Willis Holt is an American children's book writer, most famous for writing When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, which won the 1999 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Kimberly Willis Holt is an American children's book writer, most famous for writing When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, which won the 1999 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Larry Heinemann
Larry Heinemann (born 1944) is an American novelist born and raised in Chicago.
Larry Heinemann (born 1944) is an American novelist born and raised in Chicago.
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.
Lauren Bacall is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Lawrence Edward Watkin was an American author and scriptwriter.
Lawrence Edward Watkin was an American author and scriptwriter.
Leon Edel
Joseph Leon Edel (9 September 1907 – 5 September 1997) was a North American literary critic and biographer.
Joseph Leon Edel (9 September 1907 – 5 September 1997) was a North American literary critic and biographer.
Leon Litwack
Leon F. Litwack (born December 2, 1929) is an American historian whose scholarship focuses on slavery, the Reconstruction Era of the United States, and its aftermath into the 20th century.
Leon F. Litwack (born December 2, 1929) is an American historian whose scholarship focuses on slavery, the Reconstruction Era of the United States, and its aftermath into the 20th century.
Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford (October 19, 1895 – January 26, 1990) was an American historian, philosopher of technology, and influential literary critic.
Lewis Mumford (October 19, 1895 – January 26, 1990) was an American historian, philosopher of technology, and influential literary critic.
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.
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Florence "Lilly" Hellman was an American author of plays, screenplays, and memoirs and throughout her life, was linked with many left-wing political causes.
Lillian Florence "Lilly" Hellman was an American author of plays, screenplays, and memoirs and throughout her life, was linked with many left-wing political causes.
Lily Tuck
Lily Tuck is an American novelist and short story writer whose novel The News from Paraguay won the 2004 National Book Award.
Lily Tuck is an American novelist and short story writer whose novel The News from Paraguay won the 2004 National Book Award.
Linda McCarriston
Linda McCarriston, (born Lynn, Massachusetts) and holding dual citizenship of Ireland and the United States, is a poet and Professor in the Department of Creative Writing and Literature at the U...
Linda McCarriston, (born Lynn, Massachusetts) and holding dual citizenship of Ireland and the United States, is a poet and Professor in the Department of Creative Writing and Literature at the U...
Lisa Goldstein
Lisa Goldstein is a Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award nominated fantasy and science fiction writer.
Lisa Goldstein is a Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award nominated fantasy and science fiction writer.
Lisel Mueller
Lisel Mueller is an American poet.
Lisel Mueller is an American poet.
Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was a widely influential American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was a widely influential American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
Louis Fischer
Louis Fischer (29 February 1896 – 15 January 1970) was a Jewish-American journalist.
Louis Fischer (29 February 1896 – 15 January 1970) was a Jewish-American journalist.
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 Depew, New York – February 13, 2010 Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American writer and educator from Buffalo, New York.
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 Depew, New York – February 13, 2010 Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American writer and educator from Buffalo, New York.
Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer best known for her young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequ...
Madeleine L'Engle (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer best known for her young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequ...
Malcolm Cowley
Malcolm Cowley (August 28, 1898 – March 27, 1989) was an American novelist, poet, literary critic, and journalist.
Malcolm Cowley (August 28, 1898 – March 27, 1989) was an American novelist, poet, literary critic, and journalist.
Margaret Halsey
Margaret Halsey (1910-February 4, 1997) was an American writer who lived in the United Kingdom for a short time.
Margaret Halsey (1910-February 4, 1997) was an American writer who lived in the United Kingdom for a short time.
Marilyn Hacker
Marilyn Hacker is an American poet, translator and critic.
Marilyn Hacker is an American poet, translator and critic.
Martin E. Marty
Martin Emil Marty (b. February 5, 1928, West Point, Nebraska) is an American Lutheran religious scholar who has written extensively on American religion.
Martin Emil Marty (b. February 5, 1928, West Point, Nebraska) is an American Lutheran religious scholar who has written extensively on American religion.
Mary Lee Settle
Mary Lee Settle (July 29, 1918 Charleston, West Virginia – September 27, 2005 Ivy, Virginia) was an American writer.
Mary Lee Settle (July 29, 1918 Charleston, West Virginia – September 27, 2005 Ivy, Virginia) was an American writer.
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver is an American poet who has won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Mary Oliver is an American poet who has won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Matthew Tobin Anderson
Matthew Tobin Anderson, known as M.T. Anderson, is an American author of picture books, pre-teen books, and young-adult novels.
Matthew Tobin Anderson, known as M.T. Anderson, is an American author of picture books, pre-teen books, and young-adult novels.
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston (; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962.
Maxine Hong Kingston (; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962.
Meindert DeJong
Meindert De Jong, sometimes spelled de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 – 16 July 1991) was a Dutch-American, award-winning author of children's books.
Meindert De Jong, sometimes spelled de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 – 16 July 1991) was a Dutch-American, award-winning author of children's books.
Michael J. Arlen
Michael J. Arlen is an Armenian-American writer and former television critic for The New Yorker.
Michael J. Arlen is an Armenian-American writer and former television critic for The New Yorker.
Nancy Farmer (author)
Nancy Farmer (born 1941) is a prominent children's book author from the United States.
Nancy Farmer (born 1941) is a prominent children's book author from the United States.
Nathaniel Mackey
Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, novelist, anthologist, literary critic, editor and Professor of Literature at UC Santa Cruz.
Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, novelist, anthologist, literary critic, editor and Professor of Literature at UC Santa Cruz.
Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick is an American author and a member of the Philbrick literary family.
Nathaniel Philbrick is an American author and a member of the Philbrick literary family.
Neil Sheehan
Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan is an American journalist.
Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan is an American journalist.
Newton Arvin
Newton Arvin (August 25, 1900 – March 21, 1963) was an American literary critic and academic.
Newton Arvin (August 25, 1900 – March 21, 1963) was an American literary critic and academic.
Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney (born Lynn Carol Finney on August 26, 1957 in Conway, South Carolina) is an award-winning American poet, and the Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of English at the Un...
Nikky Finney (born Lynn Carol Finney on August 26, 1957 in Conway, South Carolina) is an award-winning American poet, and the Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of English at the Un...
Norah Lofts
Norah Lofts, née Norah Robinson, (27 August 190410 September 1983) was a 20th century best-selling British author.
Norah Lofts, née Norah Robinson, (27 August 190410 September 1983) was a 20th century best-selling British author.
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.
Norman Rush
Norman Rush (born October 24, 1933 in Oakland, California) is an American novelist whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana in the 1980s.
Norman Rush (born October 24, 1933 in Oakland, California) is an American novelist whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana in the 1980s.
Orlando Patterson
Orlando Patterson is a Jamaican-born American historical and cultural sociologist known for his work regarding issues of race in the United States, as well as the sociology of development.
Orlando Patterson is a Jamaican-born American historical and cultural sociologist known for his work regarding issues of race in the United States, as well as the sociology of development.
Oscar Lewis
Oscar Lewis (born Lefkowitz, December 25, 1914, New York City- died December 16, 1970) was an American anthropologist who is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwelle...
Oscar Lewis (born Lefkowitz, December 25, 1914, New York City- died December 16, 1970) was an American anthropologist who is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwelle...
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 d...
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 d...
Paul Fussell
Paul Fussell was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor.
Paul Fussell was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor.
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.
Paula Fox
Paula Fox (born April 22, 1923) is an American author of novels for adults and children and two memoirs.
Paula Fox (born April 22, 1923) is an American author of novels for adults and children and two memoirs.
Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991.
Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991.
Pete Dexter
Pete Dexter (born 1943) is an American novelist.
Pete Dexter (born 1943) is an American novelist.
Peter Gay
Peter Gay is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and former director of the New York Public Library's Center for Scholars and Writers.
Peter Gay is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and former director of the New York Public Library's Center for Scholars and Writers.
Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen is a three-time National Book Award-winning American novelist and non-fiction writer, as well as an environmental activist.
Peter Matthiessen is a three-time National Book Award-winning American novelist and non-fiction writer, as well as an environmental activist.
Peter Spier
Peter Spier is a Dutch-born American author and illustrator who has published more than thirty children's books.
Peter Spier is a Dutch-born American author and illustrator who has published more than thirty children's books.
Philip Levine (poet)
Philip Levine is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit.
Philip Levine is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit.
Philip Roth
Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933) is an American novelist.
Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933) is an American novelist.
Phillip Hoose
Phillip Hoose (born May 31, 1947) is an American author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles.
Phillip Hoose (born May 31, 1947) is an American author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles.
Polly Horvath
Polly Horvath (born 30 January 1957, Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American-Canadian author of children's and young adult novels.
Polly Horvath (born 30 January 1957, Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American-Canadian author of children's and young adult novels.
Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the glo...
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the glo...
Rachel Field
Rachel Lyman Field (September 19, 1894 New York City – March 15, 1942 Los Angeles, California) was an American novelist, poet, and author of children's fiction.
Rachel Lyman Field (September 19, 1894 New York City – March 15, 1942 Los Angeles, California) was an American novelist, poet, and author of children's fiction.
Ralph Manheim
Ralph Frederick Manheim (4 April 1907, New York – 26 September 1992, Cambridge, England) was an American translator of German and French literature, as well as occasional works from Dutch,...
Ralph Frederick Manheim (4 April 1907, New York – 26 September 1992, Cambridge, England) was an American translator of German and French literature, as well as occasional works from Dutch,...
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist, and the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, ...
Randall Jarrell (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist, and the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, ...
Reuben Hersh
Reuben Hersh is an American mathematician and academic, best known for his writings on the nature, practice, and social impact of mathematics.
Reuben Hersh is an American mathematician and academic, best known for his writings on the nature, practice, and social impact of mathematics.
Richard B. Sewall
Richard B. Sewall (1908-16 April 2003) was a professor of English at Yale University, and author of the influential works The Life of Emily Dickinson and The Vision of Tragedy.
Richard B. Sewall (1908-16 April 2003) was a professor of English at Yale University, and author of the influential works The Life of Emily Dickinson and The Vision of Tragedy.
Richard Eberhart
Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was an American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total.
Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was an American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total.
Richard Ellmann
Richard David Ellmann (March 15, 1918 – May 13, 1987) was a prominent American literary critic and biographer of the Irish writers James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats.
Richard David Ellmann (March 15, 1918 – May 13, 1987) was a prominent American literary critic and biographer of the Irish writers James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats.
Richard Howard
Richard Howard (born October 13, 1929) is an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator.
Richard Howard (born October 13, 1929) is an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator.
Richard Llewellyn
Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd (8 December 1906 – 30 November 1983), better known by his pen name Richard Llewellyn, was a Welsh novelist.
Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd (8 December 1906 – 30 November 1983), better known by his pen name Richard Llewellyn, was a Welsh novelist.
Richard Powers
Richard Powers is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology.
Richard Powers is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology.
Richard Rhodes
Richard Lee Rhodes (born July 4, 1937) is an American journalist, historian, and author of both fiction and non-fiction (which he prefers to call "verity"), including the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Richard Lee Rhodes (born July 4, 1937) is an American journalist, historian, and author of both fiction and non-fiction (which he prefers to call "verity"), including the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Richard Wilbur
Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is an American poet and literary translator.
Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is an American poet and literary translator.
Robb Forman Dew
American author Robb Forman Dew has described writing as "a strange absorption about this alternate world and the way it mixes with your real life.
American author Robb Forman Dew has described writing as "a strange absorption about this alternate world and the way it mixes with your real life.
Robert Bly
Robert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement, most famous for his book, Iron John: A Book About Men.
Robert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement, most famous for his book, Iron John: A Book About Men.
Robert Caro
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Robert Hass
Robert L. Hass is an American poet.
Robert L. Hass is an American poet.
Robert Jay Lifton
Robert Jay Lifton is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform.
Robert Jay Lifton is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform.
Robert Lowell
Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet, considered to be one of the founders of the confessional poetry movement.
Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet, considered to be one of the founders of the confessional poetry movement.
Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick was an American political philosopher, most prominent in the 1970s and 1980s.
Robert Nozick was an American political philosopher, most prominent in the 1970s and 1980s.
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism.
Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism.
Robert V. Remini
Robert Vincent Remini (born July 17, 1921) is a historian and a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Robert Vincent Remini (born July 17, 1921) is a historian and a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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 Chernow
Ronald Chernow is an American biographer.
Ronald Chernow is an American biographer.
Ronald Steel
Ronald Lewis Steel (born March 25, 1931) is an award-winning American writer, historian, and professor.
Ronald Lewis Steel (born March 25, 1931) is an award-winning American writer, historian, and professor.
Ruth Stone
Ruth Stone (June 8, 1915 – November 19, 2011) was an American poet, author, and teacher.
Ruth Stone (June 8, 1915 – November 19, 2011) was an American poet, author, and teacher.
Salvador Luria
Salvador Edward Luria was an Italian microbiologist and a Nobel laureate for his pioneering work with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey on phages in molecular biology.
Salvador Edward Luria was an Italian microbiologist and a Nobel laureate for his pioneering work with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey on phages in molecular biology.
Sam Tanenhaus
Sam Tanenhaus (born October 31, 1955) is an American historian, biographer, and journalist.
Sam Tanenhaus (born October 31, 1955) is an American historian, biographer, and journalist.
Sheldon Vanauken
Sheldon Vanauken (August 4, 1914–October 28, 1996) is an American author, best known for his autobiographical book A Severe Mercy (1977), which recounts his and his wife's friendship w...
Sheldon Vanauken (August 4, 1914–October 28, 1996) is an American author, best known for his autobiographical book A Severe Mercy (1977), which recounts his and his wife's friendship w...
Sherwin B. Nuland
Dr. Sherwin Nuland (born December 1930) is an American surgeon and author who teaches bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and, upon occasion, b...
Dr. Sherwin Nuland (born December 1930) is an American surgeon and author who teaches bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and, upon occasion, b...
Shirley Hazzard
Shirley Hazzard (born 30 January 1931) is an Australian author of fiction and nonfiction.
Shirley Hazzard (born 30 January 1931) is an Australian author of fiction and nonfiction.
Silvano Arieti
Silvano Arieti (June 28, 1914 in Pisa, Italy – August 7, 1981 in New York City) was a psychiatrist regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on schizophrenia.
Silvano Arieti (June 28, 1914 in Pisa, Italy – August 7, 1981 in New York City) was a psychiatrist regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on schizophrenia.
Stephen Greenblatt
Stephen Jay Greenblatt is a Pulitzer Prize winning American literary critic, theorist and scholar.
Stephen Jay Greenblatt is a Pulitzer Prize winning American literary critic, theorist and scholar.
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.
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Sydney E. Ahlstrom
Sydney Eckman Ahlstrom (16 December 1919 – July 3, 1984) was a Yale University professor and a specialist in the religious history of the United States.
Sydney Eckman Ahlstrom (16 December 1919 – July 3, 1984) was a Yale University professor and a specialist in the religious history of the United States.
T. Harry Williams
Thomas Harry Williams (May 19, 1909 – July 6, 1979) was an award-winning historian at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge whose career began in 1941 and extended for thirty-eight yea...
Thomas Harry Williams (May 19, 1909 – July 6, 1979) was an award-winning historian at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge whose career began in 1941 and extended for thirty-eight yea...
Terrance Hayes
Terrance Hayes is an American poet and educator who has published four poetry collections.
Terrance Hayes is an American poet and educator who has published four poetry collections.
Thanhha Lai
Thanhha Lai is an American writer of children's literature.
Thanhha Lai is an American writer of children's literature.
Theodore Roethke
Theodore Roethke ( ; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm, rhyming, and natural imagery.
Theodore Roethke ( ; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm, rhyming, and natural imagery.
Theodore Rosengarten
Theodore Rosengarten (born December 17, 1944) is an American historian.
Theodore Rosengarten (born December 17, 1944) is an American historian.
Thomas Williams (writer)
Thomas Williams was an American writer and a National Book Award winning novelist.
Thomas Williams was an American writer and a National Book Award winning novelist.
Tim Brooks (television historian)
Tim Brooks is an American television and radio historian, author and retired television executive.
Tim Brooks is an American television and radio historian, author and retired television executive.
Tim O'Brien (author)
Tim O'Brien is an American novelist well known for writing about the Vietnam War and the impact it had on the American soldiers who fought there.
Tim O'Brien is an American novelist well known for writing about the Vietnam War and the impact it had on the American soldiers who fought there.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner is a New York Times reporter, author of three books and co-author of a forth, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
Tim Weiner is a New York Times reporter, author of three books and co-author of a forth, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
Timothy Egan
Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize winning author who resides in Seattle.
Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize winning author who resides in Seattle.
Tina Rosenberg
Tina Rosenberg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author.
Tina Rosenberg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author.
Tracy Kidder
John Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer of the 1981 nonfiction narrative The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation.
John Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer of the 1981 nonfiction narrative The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation.
Victor Martinez (author)
Victor Martinez (February 21, 1954 - February 18, 2011) was a Mexican American poet and author.
Victor Martinez (February 21, 1954 - February 18, 2011) was a Mexican American poet and author.
Victor Saul Navasky
Victor Saul Navasky is an journalist, editor, publisher, author and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Victor Saul Navasky is an journalist, editor, publisher, author and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Vincent Sheean
Vincent Sheean, born James Vincent Sheean, American journalist and novelist.
Vincent Sheean, born James Vincent Sheean, American journalist and novelist.
Virginia Euwer Wolff
Virginia Euwer Wolf is a prize-winning American author of children's literature.
Virginia Euwer Wolf is a prize-winning American author of children's literature.
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1934 – February 19, 2002) was an award-winning author of children's books.
Virginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1934 – February 19, 2002) was an award-winning author of children's books.
W. A. Swanberg
William Andrew Swanberg,, pen-name W.A. Swanberg, was a Pulitzer-Prize-winning American biographer.
William Andrew Swanberg,, pen-name W.A. Swanberg, was a Pulitzer-Prize-winning American biographer.
W. S. Merwin
William Stanley Merwin (New York City, September 30, 1927) is an American poet, credited with over 30 books of poetry, translation and prose.
William Stanley Merwin (New York City, September 30, 1927) is an American poet, credited with over 30 books of poetry, translation and prose.
Walker Percy
Walker Percy (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American Southern author whose interests included philosophy and semiotics.
Walker Percy (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American Southern author whose interests included philosophy and semiotics.
Wallace Stegner
Wallace Earle Stegner was an American historian, novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist, often called "The Dean of Western Writers".
Wallace Earle Stegner was an American historian, novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist, often called "The Dean of Western Writers".
Walter Jackson Bate
Walter Jackson Bate (May 23, 1918 – July 26, 1999) was an American literary critic and biographer.
Walter Jackson Bate (May 23, 1918 – July 26, 1999) was an American literary critic and biographer.
Walter Wangerin, Jr.
Walter Wangerin, Jr. is an American author and educator best known for his religious novels and children's books.
Walter Wangerin, Jr. is an American author and educator best known for his religious novels and children's books.
William Arrowsmith
William Ayres Arrowsmith (April 13, 1924 – February 21, 1992) was an American classicist, academic, and translator.
William Ayres Arrowsmith (April 13, 1924 – February 21, 1992) was an American classicist, academic, and translator.
William Bronk
William Bronk (February 17, 1918 - February 22, 1999) was an American poet.
William Bronk (February 17, 1918 - February 22, 1999) was an American poet.
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism.
William Carlos Williams was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
William Frank Buckley, Jr. (November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative author and commentator.
William Frank Buckley, Jr. (November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative author and commentator.
William Faulkner
William Cuthbert Faulkner (born Falkner, September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi.
William Cuthbert Faulkner (born Falkner, September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi.
William Gaddis
William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. was an American novelist.
William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. was an American novelist.
William Hardy McNeill
William Hardy McNeill (born October 31, 1917) is an American world historian and author and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1947.
William Hardy McNeill (born October 31, 1917) is an American world historian and author and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1947.
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr. (August 16, 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American novelist and editor.
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr. (August 16, 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American novelist and editor.
William L. Shirer
William Lawrence Shirer was an American journalist, war correspondent, and historian, who wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of Nazi Germany read and cited in scholarly wo...
William Lawrence Shirer was an American journalist, war correspondent, and historian, who wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of Nazi Germany read and cited in scholarly wo...
William Morris Meredith, Jr.
William Morris Meredith, Jr. (January 9, 1919 – May 30, 2007) was an American poet and educator.
William Morris Meredith, Jr. (January 9, 1919 – May 30, 2007) was an American poet and educator.
William Stafford (poet)
William Edgar Stafford was an American poet and pacifist, and the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford.
William Edgar Stafford was an American poet and pacifist, and the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford.
William Steig
William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature.
William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature.
William Styron
William Clark Styron, Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work.
William Clark Styron, Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work.
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 Troy (writer and educator)
William Troy (July 11, 1903 - May 26, 1961) was a writer and teacher.
William Troy (July 11, 1903 - May 26, 1961) was a writer and teacher.
William Weaver
William Fense Weaver (born 24 July 1923) is an English language translator of modern Italian literature.
William Fense Weaver (born 24 July 1923) is an English language translator of modern Italian literature.
William Wharton (author)
William Wharton, the pen name of the author Albert William Du Aime, was an American-born author best known for his first novel Birdy, which was also successful as a film.
William Wharton, the pen name of the author Albert William Du Aime, was an American-born author best known for his first novel Birdy, which was also successful as a film.
Winthrop Jordan
Winthrop Donaldson Jordan (November 11, 1931 – February 23, 2007) was a professor of history and renowned writer on the history of slavery and the origins of racism in the United States.
Winthrop Donaldson Jordan (November 11, 1931 – February 23, 2007) was a professor of history and renowned writer on the history of slavery and the origins of racism in the United States.
Wright Morris
Wright Marion Morris (January 6, 1910 – April 25, 1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist.
Wright Marion Morris (January 6, 1910 – April 25, 1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist.