Literary Library

Roxie Munro

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1945 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of more than 40 books including "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs", "Ecomazes: 12...
Author Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator

Paul Fleishman

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1952 - American playwright and author of children's books Author of "Graven Images" (for which he won a Newbery Honor in 1983), "Joyfu...
Author Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author National Book Award Newbery Newbery Honor Newbery Medal Play Plays Playwright

Jonathan Kozol

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1936 - American writer, academic and activistAuthor of "Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Child...
Academic Activist Author National Book Award School Teacher

Frank Yerby

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1916 - November 29, 1991African-American novelistAuthor of "The Foxes of Harrow", "The Golden Hawk" and "Judas, My Brother"
African American Author Novel Novelist

Syd Hoff

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1912 - May 12, 2004Jewish-American children's book and adult author and cartoonistAuthor of over 100 children's and adult books includ...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Jewish Jewish-American

Richard Wright

by Angela Beck
      September 4, 1908 - November 28, 1960African-American author of poetry, short stories, novels and non-fictionAuthor of "Uncle Tom's Children...
African American African American History Author Nonfiction Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Mary Renault

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1905 - December 13, 1983English and South African writer of historical novelsAuthor of "The Charioteer", "Fire From Heaven" and "The P...
Author British England English Great Britain Historical Fiction history Novel Novelist South Africa South African

Joan Delano Aiken

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1924 - January 4, 2004English writer of supernatural children's fictionAuthor of "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase" (part of the "Wolve...
Author Children's Book Author Conrad Aiken England English Great Britain Science Fiction Supernatural

Sarah Orne Jewett

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1849 - June 24, 1909American novelist, short story writer and poetAuthor of "A Country Doctor", "A White Heron" and "Betty Leicester"
Author Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Kiran Desai

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1971 - Indian novelistAuthor of "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard", "The Inheritance of Loss" and "Emblems of Transformation"
Author India Indian Novel Novelist

Glenn Loury

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1948 - African-American economist, academic and authorAuthor of "One by One From the Inside Out", "The Anatomy of Racial Inequality" ...
Academic African American Author Economics Economist Economy Harvard Money Professor Race Racial Teach Teacher

Dawn Eden

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1968 - American author and journalistAuthor of "The Thrill of the Chaste", "Remembering God's Mercy" and "Sunday Will Never Be the Sa...
Author Journalist Music Musician Rock & Roll Rock and Roll Rock Music