Literary Library

Louis Kronenberger

December 9, 1904 - April 30, 1980American literary critic, editor, novelist, professor and biographerAuthor of "Kings and Desperate Men: Life in E...

Padraic Colum

December 8, 1881 - January 11, 1972Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's book author and folklore collectorAuthor of...

Joe Klein

September 7, 1946 - American political columnist, novelist and biographerAuthor of "Woody Guthrie: A Life", "Primary Colors" and "The Running Mate"

Tina Brown

November 21, 1953 - English biographer and writerAuthor of "Loose Talk: Adventures on the Street of Shame", "The Diana Chronicles" and "Gin: An Il...

Gedeon Tallemant des Reaux

November 7, 1619 - November 6, 1692French poet and biographerKnown for his "Historiettes", a collection of short biographies

Ida Minerva Tarbell

November 5, 1857 - January 6, 1944American writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturerAuthor of "The History of the Standard Oil Com...

Geoffrey Wolff

November 5, 1937 - American novelist, essayist, biographer and travel writerAuthor of "Final Club", "The Duke of Deception: Memories of My Father" ...

Catherine Drinker Bowen

January 1, 1897 - November 1, 1973American biographerAuthor of "Yankee From Olympus" and Miracle at Philadelphia"

R. W. B. Lewis

November 1, 1917 - June 13, 2002American literary scholar and criticAuthor of "The Poetry of Hart Crane: A Critical Study", "Edith Wharton: A Biogr...

John Strype

November 1, 1643 - December 11, 1737English clergyman, historian and biographerAuthor of "The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith, Kt, D.C.L.: Pr...

Henri Troyat

November 1, 1911 - March 2, 2007Russian-born French biographer, historian and novelistAuthor of "The Web", "Ivan the Terrible" and "Catherine the ...