Literary Library

Ray Nelson

October 3, 1931 - November 30, 2022American science fiction writer and cartoonistAuthor of "The Ganymeade Takeover" (written with Philip K. Dick), ...

Shel Silverstein

September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999American writer, cartoonist, songwriter and playwrightAuthor of "The Giving Tree", "The Missing Piece" and "A Lig...

John Gruelle

December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comic book author, illustrator and storytellerBest k...

Ashleigh Brilliant

December 9, 1933 - September 23, 2025 English author, cartoonist and professorAuthor of "I May Not Be Totally Perfect But Parts of Me Are Excelle...

James Thurber

December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961American author, humorist, cartoonist, journalist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of the novels and ...

Doug Marlette

December 6, 1949 - July 10, 2007American editorial cartoonist and novelistAuthor of "Kudzu": A Southern Musical", "The Bridge" and "Magic Time"Won ...

Max Trell

September 6, 1900 - February 3, 1996American children's story writer, cartoonist and screenwriterScreenwriter of "Sixteen Fathoms Deep", "Just This...

Syd Hoff

September 4, 1912 - May 12, 2004Jewish-American children's book and adult author and cartoonistAuthor of over 100 children's and adult books includ...

Charles M. Schultz

November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000American cartoonist and creator of the Peanuts comic stripPublished the Peanuts comic strip for almost 50 yea...

Clarence Day

November 18, 1874 - December 28, 1935American author and cartoonistAuthor of "The Crow's Nest", "God and My Father" and "Life With Father"

William Steig

  November 14, 1907 - October 3, 2003American cartoonist, sculpture and author & illustrator of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "Syl...