Literary Library

Ethelyn Maria Tucker

December 3, 1871 - August 23, 1959American botanist, author and librarianAuthor of "Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard Uni...

David K. Shipler

December 3, 1942 - American author, journalist and professorAuthor of "Solemn Dreams" (for which he won the Overseas Press Club Award in 1983), "Ar...

Charles Burchill Lynch

December 3, 1919 - July 21, 1994Canadian journalist and authorAuthor of "Busy Office, Busy People", "A Funny Way to Run a Country" and "Fishing Wi...

T. C. Boyle

December 2, 1948 - American novelist and short story writerAuthor of more than 100 short stories as well as "World's End", "Drop City" and "When t...

Richard Stites

December 2, 1931 - March 7, 2010American historian and professorAuthor of "The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia: Feminism, Nihilism, and Bolsh...

Rewi Alley

December 2, 1897 - December 27, 1987New Zealand-born Chinese writer and political activistAuthor of "Yo Banfa", "Peking Opera" and "Walkabout: 5...

Norma Miller

December 2, 1919 - May 5, 2019African-American dancer, choreographer, actress, author and comedianAuthor of "Swingin' at the Savoy", "Stompin' at ...

Joseph P. Lash

December 2, 1909 - August 22, 1987American radical political activist, journalist and authorAuthor of "Eleanor and Franklin" (for which he won the...

Joel Fuhrman

December 2, 1953 - American physician and writerAuthor of "Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss", "Th...

Gail Collins

November 25, 1945 - American journalist, op-ed columnist, editor and authorAuthor of "Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity and American Politics", ...

David Macauley

December 2, 1946 - British-born American illustrator and author of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "Cathedral: The Story of It's Construc...

David Hackett Fischer

December 2, 1935 - American professor and writerAuthor of "Paul Revere's Ride", "Washington's Crossing" (for which he was a finalist for the Nation...