Literary Library

Tim Parks

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1954 - British novelist, translator, author and professorAuthor of "Tongues of Flame" (for which he won the Somerset Maugham Award in...
Author Booker Prize British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Professor Somerset Maugham Award Teach Teacher Translator University

Derrick Jensen

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1960 - American author and environmentalistAuthor of "A Language Other Than Words", "The Culture of Make Believe" and "Endgame"
Author Environment Environmentalist Natural World Nature

Carter G. Woodson

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1875 - April 3, 1950African-American historian, author and journalistAuthor of "A Century of Negro Migration", "The History of the Ne...
African American African American History Author Journalism Journalist

Brandon Sanderson

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1975 - American author of science fiction & fantasy and young adult booksCreator of the "Cosmere" universe where most of his fant...
Author Fantasy Sci-Fi Science Fiction Young Adult

Lucy Worsley

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1973 - British historian, author, curator and television presenterAuthor of "Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses",...
Author British Curator England English English History Great Britain Historian history Jane Austin Television Television Host Television Show

William Safire

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriterAuthor of "Safire's Political Dictionar...
Author Columnist Journalism Journalist President President Bush President George W. Bush Presidential Medal of Freedom Presidential Speechwriter Pulitzer Prize Speechwriter

Marshall Terrill

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1963 - American author, journalist and biographerAuthor of multiple biographies of Steve McQueen as well as "Peter Maravich: The Autho...
Athlete Athletes Athletics Author Basketball Bio Biographer Biography Journalism Journalist Movie Movies Pete Maravich Sports Steve McQueen

Marc Lamont Hill

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1978 - African-American academic, author, professor, activist, news commentary and television personalityAuthor of "The Classroom and...
Academic Activist African American Author News News Correspondent Professor Teach Teacher Television Television Commentator University

Eknath Easwaran

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1910 - October 26, 1999Indian spiritual teacher, author and translatorAuthor of over 30 books including "Gandhi the Man", "God Makes t...
Author Blue Mountain Center Gandhi India Indian Meditation Nilgeri Press Poetry Sacred Spiritual Spiritual Leader Translator

Warren Adler

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1927 - April 15, 2019American author, essayist, short story writer, playwright and poetBest known for "The War of the Roses" (which wa...
Author Essayist Essays Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story Theater Theatre

Marie Hall Ets

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1895 - January 17, 1984American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "In the Forest" (for which she ...
Author Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Children's Book Author Illustrator

Margaret Mead

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1901 - November 15, 1978American cultural anthropologist, author and public speakerAuthor of "Male and Female", "New Lives for Old" a...
Anthropologist Anthropology Author Culture Jimmy Carter Presidential Medal of Freedom Public Speaker Speaker