Writers from Connecticut
A. R. Gurney
A. R. Gurney (Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Jr.) (born November 1, 1930) is an American playwright and novelist.
A. R. Gurney (Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Jr.) (born November 1, 1930) is an American playwright and novelist.
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.
A.B.C. Whipple
Addison Beecher Colvin Whipple (born 1918) is a historian and author who has written largely about oceanic subjects since the mid-1950s.
Addison Beecher Colvin Whipple (born 1918) is a historian and author who has written largely about oceanic subjects since the mid-1950s.
Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in law and journalism.
Adam Liptak is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in law and journalism.
Adrian Wojnarowski
Adrian Wojnarowski-gay is a sports columnist and author, who regularly writes NBA articles for Yahoo! Sports.
Adrian Wojnarowski-gay is a sports columnist and author, who regularly writes NBA articles for Yahoo! Sports.
Albert Flynn DeSilver
Albert Flynn DeSilver is an American author, poet, artist, teacher, speaker, and publisher—born 1968 in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Albert Flynn DeSilver is an American author, poet, artist, teacher, speaker, and publisher—born 1968 in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Anatole Broyard
Anatole Paul Broyard (July 16, 1920 – October 11, 1990) was an American writer, literary critic and editor for The New York Times.
Anatole Paul Broyard (July 16, 1920 – October 11, 1990) was an American writer, literary critic and editor for The New York Times.
Andy Rooney
Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer.
Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer.
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.
Annie Trumbull Slosson
Annie Trumbull Slosson (18 May 1838 Stonington, Connecticut - 4 October 1926 New York City) was an author and entomologist.
Annie Trumbull Slosson (18 May 1838 Stonington, Connecticut - 4 October 1926 New York City) was an author and entomologist.
Armstrong Sperry
Armstrong Wells Sperry (November 7, 1897–April 26, 1976) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Armstrong Wells Sperry (November 7, 1897–April 26, 1976) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist.
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist.
Boone Guyton
Boone Tarleton Guyton United States Navy, was a Naval Aviation Cadet, experimental test pilot, author and businessman.
Boone Tarleton Guyton United States Navy, was a Naval Aviation Cadet, experimental test pilot, author and businessman.
Brad Parks
Brad Parks is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers.
Brad Parks is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers.
Carol Edgarian
Carol Edgarian is an American author, editor, and publisher.
Carol Edgarian is an American author, editor, and publisher.
Caroline Lazar
Caroline Lazar is an American writer.
Caroline Lazar is an American writer.
Carolyn Kepcher
Carolyn Kepcher is an American businesswoman, perhaps best known for her regular appearances on the NBC television program The Apprentice.
Carolyn Kepcher is an American businesswoman, perhaps best known for her regular appearances on the NBC television program The Apprentice.
Cathleen Calbert
Cathleen Calbert is an American poet and writer, author of five poetry collections, most recently, Sleeping with a Famous Poet (WordTech Communications, 2007).
Cathleen Calbert is an American poet and writer, author of five poetry collections, most recently, Sleeping with a Famous Poet (WordTech Communications, 2007).
Cathleen Falsani
Cathleen Falsani (born September 25, 1970) is an American journalist, author and blogger.
Cathleen Falsani (born September 25, 1970) is an American journalist, author and blogger.
Charles L. Harness
Charles Leonard Harness (December 29, 1915 - September 20, 2005) was an American science fiction writer.
Charles Leonard Harness (December 29, 1915 - September 20, 2005) was an American science fiction writer.
Chase Twichell
Chase Twichell (born 1950) is an American poet, professor, and publisher, the founder in 1999, of Ausable Press.
Chase Twichell (born 1950) is an American poet, professor, and publisher, the founder in 1999, of Ausable Press.
Christopher Anvil
Christopher Anvil is a pseudonym used by American author Harry C. Crosby.
Christopher Anvil is a pseudonym used by American author Harry C. Crosby.
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce was one of the first American women ambassadors, a versatile author, and wife of H.R. Luce, publisher of Time, Life and Fortune.
Clare Boothe Luce was one of the first American women ambassadors, a versatile author, and wife of H.R. Luce, publisher of Time, Life and Fortune.
Courtlandt Bryan
Courtlandt Dixon Barnes Bryan, better known as C. D. B. Bryan, was an American author and journalist.
Courtlandt Dixon Barnes Bryan, better known as C. D. B. Bryan, was an American author and journalist.
Cullen Murphy
John Cullen Murphy, Jr. (born September 1, 1952) is an American writer and editor probably best known for his work at The Atlantic, where he served as managing editor (1985–2002) and editor ...
John Cullen Murphy, Jr. (born September 1, 1952) is an American writer and editor probably best known for his work at The Atlantic, where he served as managing editor (1985–2002) and editor ...
Daniel Waters (novelist)
Daniel Waters (born March 14, 1969) is an American author of young adult novels.
Daniel Waters (born March 14, 1969) is an American author of young adult novels.
David Marshall Grant
David Marshall Grant (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor and playwright.
David Marshall Grant (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor and playwright.
Dominick Dunne
Dominick John Dunne was an American writer and investigative journalist, whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high society interacts with the judicial system.
Dominick John Dunne was an American writer and investigative journalist, whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high society interacts with the judicial system.
Dorothy Graffe Van Doren
Dorothy Graffe (May 2, 1896 - February 21, 1993) was an American novelist.
Dorothy Graffe (May 2, 1896 - February 21, 1993) was an American novelist.
Dorothy Ruth
Dorothy Helen Ruth Pirone (7 June 1921 in New York City, New York - 18 May 1989 in Durham, Connecticut) was adopted by Babe Ruth and his first wife, Helen.
Dorothy Helen Ruth Pirone (7 June 1921 in New York City, New York - 18 May 1989 in Durham, Connecticut) was adopted by Babe Ruth and his first wife, Helen.
E. E. Aiken
Edwin Edgerton Aiken (March 1, 1859 – January 5, 1951) was an American Congregationalist minister and author who spent over four decades as a missionary and educator in China.
Edwin Edgerton Aiken (March 1, 1859 – January 5, 1951) was an American Congregationalist minister and author who spent over four decades as a missionary and educator in China.
Earl Lind
Earl Lind was one of the earliest transgender individuals to publish her own autobiography in the United States.
Earl Lind was one of the earliest transgender individuals to publish her own autobiography in the United States.
Edward Everett Nourse
Edward Everett Nourse, D.D. (December 24, 1863 – 1929) was an American Congregational theologian.
Edward Everett Nourse, D.D. (December 24, 1863 – 1929) was an American Congregational theologian.
Edward Woolsey Bacon
Edward Woolsey Bacon (1843 – June 1887) was an American Congregational clergyman, as well as a sailor and a soldier.
Edward Woolsey Bacon (1843 – June 1887) was an American Congregational clergyman, as well as a sailor and a soldier.
Eileen Albrizio
Eileen Albrizio (born 1963) is an American writer of poetry and prose, a professional proofreader and editor, and a former broadcast journalist.
Eileen Albrizio (born 1963) is an American writer of poetry and prose, a professional proofreader and editor, and a former broadcast journalist.
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo (16 October 1889 – 5 April 1967) was an American author who wrote about her famous father, Woodrow Wilson.
Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo (16 October 1889 – 5 April 1967) was an American author who wrote about her famous father, Woodrow Wilson.
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.
Elizabeth Kostova
Elizabeth Johnson Kostova (born December 26, 1964) is an American author best known for her debut novel The Historian.
Elizabeth Johnson Kostova (born December 26, 1964) is an American author best known for her debut novel The Historian.
Esther Averill
Esther Averill (July 24, 1902 – May 19, 1992) was an American author and illustrator best known for The Cat Club Series, a collection of 13 stories featuring Jenny Linsky, a small black cat who ...
Esther Averill (July 24, 1902 – May 19, 1992) was an American author and illustrator best known for The Cat Club Series, a collection of 13 stories featuring Jenny Linsky, a small black cat who ...
Frances Winfield
Frances Winfield, also known as Frances Bremer is an American author, also notable for being the wife of the former administrator of Iraq, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III.
Frances Winfield, also known as Frances Bremer is an American author, also notable for being the wife of the former administrator of Iraq, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III.
Frederick H. Buttel
Frederick H. Buttel (1948–2005) was the William H. Sewell Professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Frederick H. Buttel (1948–2005) was the William H. Sewell Professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Genevieve Foster
Genevieve Stump Foster is an American writer of children's literature who illustrated most of her own books and was a 4-time winner of the Newbery Honor.
Genevieve Stump Foster is an American writer of children's literature who illustrated most of her own books and was a 4-time winner of the Newbery Honor.
George B. Bacon
George B. Bacon (1836–1876) was an United States clergyman and author of texts on religious issues.
George B. Bacon (1836–1876) was an United States clergyman and author of texts on religious issues.
Gerald Green (author)
Gerald Green was an American author, journalist, producer and director.
Gerald Green was an American author, journalist, producer and director.
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Gertrude Chandler Warner (February 19, 1890 - February 19, 1979) was an American author, mainly of children's stories.
Gertrude Chandler Warner (February 19, 1890 - February 19, 1979) was an American author, mainly of children's stories.
Glenn Beck
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host.
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host.
Greg Potter
Greg Potter is an American former comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics series Jemm, Son of Saturn with artist Gene Colan.
Greg Potter is an American former comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics series Jemm, Son of Saturn with artist Gene Colan.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.
Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer.
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer.
Ina Garten
Ina Rosenberg Garten is an American author, host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa, and former White House nuclear policy analyst.
Ina Rosenberg Garten is an American author, host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa, and former White House nuclear policy analyst.
Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire were two writers and illustrators of children's books in the 20th century.
Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire were two writers and illustrators of children's books in the 20th century.
Ira Levin
Ira Levin was an American author, dramatist and songwriter.
Ira Levin was an American author, dramatist and songwriter.
James Gates Percival
James Gates Percival (September 15, 1795 - May 2, 1856) was an American poet and geologist, born in Berlin, Connecticut and died in Hazel Green, Wisconsin.
James Gates Percival (September 15, 1795 - May 2, 1856) was an American poet and geologist, born in Berlin, Connecticut and died in Hazel Green, Wisconsin.
James L. Buckley
James Lane Buckley is a retired judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and previously served as a United States Senator from the state of New York as ...
James Lane Buckley is a retired judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and previously served as a United States Senator from the state of New York as ...
James Truslow Adams
James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949) was an American writer and historian.
James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949) was an American writer and historian.
Jane and Michael Stern
Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture.
Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture.
Jay McInerney
John Barrett McInerney Jr. (born January 13, 1955 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American writer.
John Barrett McInerney Jr. (born January 13, 1955 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American writer.
Jed Rubenfeld
Jed Rubenfeld is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Jed Rubenfeld is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Jeffrey Levine
Jeffrey Levine is an American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney; author of two poetry collections, most recently, Rumor of Cortez (Red Hen Press, 2005).
Jeffrey Levine is an American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney; author of two poetry collections, most recently, Rumor of Cortez (Red Hen Press, 2005).
Jeremy Leven
Jeremy Leven (born 1941) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist.
Jeremy Leven (born 1941) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist.
John Hawkes (novelist)
John Hawkes, born John Clendennin Talbot Burne Hawkes, Jr. (August 17, 1925 – May 15, 1998), was a postmodern American novelist, known for the intensity of his work, which suspended the tr...
John Hawkes, born John Clendennin Talbot Burne Hawkes, Jr. (August 17, 1925 – May 15, 1998), was a postmodern American novelist, known for the intensity of his work, which suspended the tr...
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 L. Spivak
John Louis Spivak (June 13, 1897 – September 30, 1981), an American socialist and later communist reporter and author, wrote about the problems of the working class, racism, and the spread of fa...
John Louis Spivak (June 13, 1897 – September 30, 1981), an American socialist and later communist reporter and author, wrote about the problems of the working class, racism, and the spread of fa...
John Milton Niles
John Milton Niles (August 20, 1787 – May 31, 1856) was a lawyer, editor, author and politician from Connecticut, serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General...
John Milton Niles (August 20, 1787 – May 31, 1856) was a lawyer, editor, author and politician from Connecticut, serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General...
John Morton Blum
John Morton Blum (April 29, 1921 – October 17, 2011) was an American political historian, active from the 1950 to 1991.
John Morton Blum (April 29, 1921 – October 17, 2011) was an American political historian, active from the 1950 to 1991.
John Strong Newberry
John Strong Newberry (December 22, 1822 – December 7, 1892) was a American geologist, physician, explorer, author, and a member of the Megatherium Club at the Smithsonian Institution in Washingt...
John Strong Newberry (December 22, 1822 – December 7, 1892) was a American geologist, physician, explorer, author, and a member of the Megatherium Club at the Smithsonian Institution in Washingt...
Jonathan Fast
Jonathan Fast (born April 13, 1948) is an American author and social work teacher.
Jonathan Fast (born April 13, 1948) is an American author and social work teacher.
Judith St. George
Judith Saint George is an American author, most famous for writing So You Want to Be President? Author and illustrator David Small was awarded the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations ...
Judith Saint George is an American author, most famous for writing So You Want to Be President? Author and illustrator David Small was awarded the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations ...
Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie
Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie (September 11, 1806 - September 15, 1870) was an American, historian, writer and pioneer of the American midwest.
Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie (September 11, 1806 - September 15, 1870) was an American, historian, writer and pioneer of the American midwest.
Karan Mahajan
Karan Mahajan (born April 24, 1984) is a Joseph Henry Jackson Award-winning Indian novelist.
Karan Mahajan (born April 24, 1984) is a Joseph Henry Jackson Award-winning Indian novelist.
Kate Zernike
Kate Zernike is a national correspondent for The New York Times, where she has been since 2000, covering education, criminal justice, Hurricane Katrina and national elections; she was previo...
Kate Zernike is a national correspondent for The New York Times, where she has been since 2000, covering education, criminal justice, Hurricane Katrina and national elections; she was previo...
Katharine Brush
Katharine Brush was an American author.
Katharine Brush was an American author.
Le Grand Henderson
Le Grand Henderson (1901–1964), most often writing under the nom de plume "Le Grand", was a writer and illustrator of books for all ages.
Le Grand Henderson (1901–1964), most often writing under the nom de plume "Le Grand", was a writer and illustrator of books for all ages.
Legs McNeil
Roderick Edward "Legs" McNeil (b.
Roderick Edward "Legs" McNeil (b.
Leonard Woolsey Bacon
Leonard Woolsey Bacon (1830–1907) was an American clergyman, born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Leonard Woolsey Bacon (1830–1907) was an American clergyman, born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Les Payne
Leslie "Les" Payne is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist.
Leslie "Les" Payne is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist.
Leslie McGrath
Leslie McGrath is an American poet and former managing editor of Drunken Boat, an online journal of the arts.
Leslie McGrath is an American poet and former managing editor of Drunken Boat, an online journal of the arts.
Louis Darling
Louis Darling, Jr. (April 26, 1916 – January 21, 1970) was an American illustrator, author, and environmentalist.
Louis Darling, Jr. (April 26, 1916 – January 21, 1970) was an American illustrator, author, and environmentalist.
LuAnn de Lesseps
LuAnn de Lesseps, known as Countess LuAnn or The Countess (born May 17, 1965) is an American television personality, recording artist, and former fashion model best known for her app...
LuAnn de Lesseps, known as Countess LuAnn or The Countess (born May 17, 1965) is an American television personality, recording artist, and former fashion model best known for her app...
Lucius Israel Barber
Lucius Israel Barber was a politician in the Wisconsin Territory.
Lucius Israel Barber was a politician in the Wisconsin Territory.
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 MacPherson (writer)
Malcolm Cook MacPherson (August 23, 1943 – January 17, 2009) was an American national and foreign correspondent for Newsweek magazine and the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction ...
Malcolm Cook MacPherson (August 23, 1943 – January 17, 2009) was an American national and foreign correspondent for Newsweek magazine and the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction ...
Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown was a prolific American author of children's literature, including the books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, both illustrated by Clement Hurd.
Margaret Wise Brown was a prolific American author of children's literature, including the books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, both illustrated by Clement Hurd.
Marilyn Nelson
Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator and children's book author.
Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator and children's book author.
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Maureen Howard
Maureen Howard (born June 28, 1930) is an American writer, editor, and lecturer known for her award-winning autobiography Facts of Life.
Maureen Howard (born June 28, 1930) is an American writer, editor, and lecturer known for her award-winning autobiography Facts of Life.
Michiko Kakutani
Michiko Kakutani is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for The New York Times and is considered by many to be a leading literary critic in the United States.
Michiko Kakutani is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for The New York Times and is considered by many to be a leading literary critic in the United States.
Mildred Savage
Mildred Spitz Savage (June 26, 1919 – October 7, 2011) was an American author known for her best-selling novel, Parrish.
Mildred Spitz Savage (June 26, 1919 – October 7, 2011) was an American author known for her best-selling novel, Parrish.
Nathan Daboll
Nathan Daboll ( – March 9, 1818) was an American teacher who wrote the mathematics textbook most commonly used in American schools in the first half of the 19th century.
Nathan Daboll ( – March 9, 1818) was an American teacher who wrote the mathematics textbook most commonly used in American schools in the first half of the 19th century.
Nathan Daboll (politician)
Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), born in Groton, Connecticut, was a Connecticut politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.
Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), born in Groton, Connecticut, was a Connecticut politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.
Nicholas Dawidoff
Nicholas Dawidoff (born November 30, 1962) is an American writer.
Nicholas Dawidoff (born November 30, 1962) is an American writer.
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Nina Wilcox Putnam was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright.
Nina Wilcox Putnam was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright.
Oliver Butterworth
Oliver Butterworth (May 23, 1915 – September 17, 1990) was an American children's author and educator.
Oliver Butterworth (May 23, 1915 – September 17, 1990) was an American children's author and educator.
Patrick J. Geary
Patrick J. Geary is an American historian.
Patrick J. Geary is an American historian.
Paul Kolton
Paul Kolton (June 1, 1923 – October 27, 2010) was an American reporter, mystery writer and public relations executive who worked for the New York Stock Exchange and became president and th...
Paul Kolton (June 1, 1923 – October 27, 2010) was an American reporter, mystery writer and public relations executive who worked for the New York Stock Exchange and became president and th...
Peggy Bacon
Margaret Frances "Peggy" Bacon was an American printmaker, illustrator, painter and writer.
Margaret Frances "Peggy" Bacon was an American printmaker, illustrator, painter and writer.
Peter C. Brinckerhoff
Peter C. Brinckerhoff is an expert on nonprofit management, award-winning author, trainer and consultant.
Peter C. Brinckerhoff is an expert on nonprofit management, award-winning author, trainer and consultant.
Peter Schiff
Peter David Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker, author and financial commentator.
Peter David Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker, author and financial commentator.
Priscilla Buckley
Priscilla Langford Buckley (October 17, 1921 – March 25, 2012) was an American author who is known for having been the managing editor of National Review magazine and a sister of its f...
Priscilla Langford Buckley (October 17, 1921 – March 25, 2012) was an American author who is known for having been the managing editor of National Review magazine and a sister of its f...
Ravi Shankar (poet)
Ravi Shankar (born 1975) is an American poet.
Ravi Shankar (born 1975) is an American poet.
Reed Whittemore
Edward Reed Whittemore, Jr. was an American poet, biographer, critic, literary journalist and college professor.
Edward Reed Whittemore, Jr. was an American poet, biographer, critic, literary journalist and college professor.
Richard Slotkin
Richard Slotkin (born 1942) is a cultural critic and historian.
Richard Slotkin (born 1942) is a cultural critic and historian.
Rick Moody
Rick Moody is an American novelist and short story writer best known for the 1994 novel The Ice Storm, a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban Connecticut families over Thanksgiving w...
Rick Moody is an American novelist and short story writer best known for the 1994 novel The Ice Storm, a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban Connecticut families over Thanksgiving w...
Rob Kirkpatrick
Rob Kirkpatrick is an American author and editor.
Rob Kirkpatrick is an American author and editor.
Robert DeMott
Robert DeMott (born November 22, 1943) is an American author, scholar, and editor best known for his influential scholarship on writer John Steinbeck, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Gra...
Robert DeMott (born November 22, 1943) is an American author, scholar, and editor best known for his influential scholarship on writer John Steinbeck, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Gra...
Robert Lawson (author)
Robert Lawson was an American author and illustrator of children's books.
Robert Lawson was an American author and illustrator of children's books.
Rose Wilder Lane
Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist.
Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist.
Roy Neuberger
Roy Rothschild Neuberger was an American financier who contributed money to raise public awareness of modern art through his acquisition of pieces he deemed worthy.
Roy Rothschild Neuberger was an American financier who contributed money to raise public awareness of modern art through his acquisition of pieces he deemed worthy.
Russell Edson
Russell Edson (born 1935 in Connecticut) is an American poet, novelist, writer and illustrator, and the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter Gus Edson.
Russell Edson (born 1935 in Connecticut) is an American poet, novelist, writer and illustrator, and the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter Gus Edson.
Sarah Knowles Bolton
Sarah Knowles Bolton (September 15, 1841 – February 21, 1916) was an American writer.
Sarah Knowles Bolton (September 15, 1841 – February 21, 1916) was an American writer.
Sloan Wilson
Sloan Wilson was an American author.
Sloan Wilson was an American author.
Steven Millhauser
Steven Millhauser (born August 3, 1943) is an American novelist and short story writer.
Steven Millhauser (born August 3, 1943) is an American novelist and short story writer.
Susy Clemens
Olivia Susan Clemens, usually known as Susy Clemens, was the second child and oldest daughter of Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain, and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens.
Olivia Susan Clemens, usually known as Susy Clemens, was the second child and oldest daughter of Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain, and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens.
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and novelist, best known for writing The Hunger Games series.
Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and novelist, best known for writing The Hunger Games series.
Sylvester Graham
The Reverend Sylvester Graham was an American dietary reformer.
The Reverend Sylvester Graham was an American dietary reformer.
Thomas Flanagan (writer)
Thomas Flanagan (November 5, 1923 – March 21, 2002) was an American professor of English literature who specialized in Irish literature.
Thomas Flanagan (November 5, 1923 – March 21, 2002) was an American professor of English literature who specialized in Irish literature.
Thomas Rutherford Bacon
Thomas Rutherford Bacon (New Haven, Connecticut, June 26, 1850 - Berkeley, California, March 26, 1913) was an American Congregational clergyman, and a professor of history at the University of C...
Thomas Rutherford Bacon (New Haven, Connecticut, June 26, 1850 - Berkeley, California, March 26, 1913) was an American Congregational clergyman, and a professor of history at the University of C...
Tom Tryon
Tom Tryon was an American film and television actor, best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal and the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter.
Tom Tryon was an American film and television actor, best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal and the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter.
Tomie dePaola
Thomas Anthony "Tomie A." dePaola (born September 15, 1934), is an American author and illustrator of over 200 children's books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and Newbery Honor ...
Thomas Anthony "Tomie A." dePaola (born September 15, 1934), is an American author and illustrator of over 200 children's books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and Newbery Honor ...
Tommy Wallach
Tommy Wallach (born December 19, 1982) is a writer and musician whose works have appeared in McSweeney's, Tin House, and ReadyMade.
Tommy Wallach (born December 19, 1982) is a writer and musician whose works have appeared in McSweeney's, Tin House, and ReadyMade.
Tryfon Tolides
Tryfon Tolides (born Korifi Voiou, Greece) is a Greek-American poet, author of An Almost Pure Empty Walking (Penguin, 2005).
Tryfon Tolides (born Korifi Voiou, Greece) is a Greek-American poet, author of An Almost Pure Empty Walking (Penguin, 2005).
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.
Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb is an American author best known for his number one New York Times best-selling novels She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, both of which were selected for Oprah’s Book Club.
Wally Lamb is an American author best known for his number one New York Times best-selling novels She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, both of which were selected for Oprah’s Book Club.
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 Gillette
William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor, playwright and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor, playwright and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
William J. Mann
William J. Mann is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian best known for his 2006 biography of Katharine Hepburn, Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn.
William J. Mann is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian best known for his 2006 biography of Katharine Hepburn, Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn.
Zadel Barnes Gustafson
Zadel Barnes Buddington was an American author and journalist.
Zadel Barnes Buddington was an American author and journalist.
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