Literary Library

Evan Osnos

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1976 - American journalist and author Author of "Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China" (for which he wo...
Author Joe Biden Journalism Journalist National Book Award Nonfiction President President Biden

Adam Haslett

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1970 -American fiction writer, journalist and short-story writerAuthor of "You Are Not a Stranger Here" (for which he was a finalist ...
Fiction Journalism Journalist National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award New York Magazine New York Magazine Writer of the Year Award PEN/Malamud Award Pulitzer Prize Short Story

C. Y. Lee

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1915 - November 8, 2018Chinese-American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, translator and playwrightAuthor of "The Flower Drum...
China Chinese Chinese-American Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Rogers and Hammerstein Short Story Theater Theatre Translator

Peter Manso

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1940 - April 7, 2021American biographer and journalistAuthor of "Vroom: Conversations with the Grand Prix Champions", "Brando: The Bio...
Bio Biographer Biography Journalism Journalist Marlon Brando

John Binns

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1772 - June 16, 1860Dublin-born American journalist and writerAuthor of "A Catalogue of Books, for 1795, Containing Several Valuable ...
Ireland Irish Journalism Journalist Writer

Rob Sheffield

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1966 - American music journalist and authorAuthor of "Love is a Mix Tape", "Talking to Girls About Duran Duran" and "On Bowie" Is a ...
Author David Bowie Duran Duran Journalism Journalist Magazine Editor Music Music Journalist Musician Rock Music Rolling Stone

Judith Viorst

by Angela Beck
  February 2, 1931 - American adult and children's book author, poet, newspaper journalist and psychoanalysis researcherAuthor of "Alexander and t...
Author Children's Book Author Children's Poem Children's Poet Journalism Journalist Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Poem Poems Poet Poetry Psychoanalyst

Rebecca West

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1892 - March 15, 1983British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writerAuthor of "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon", "A Train of...
Author British England English Great Britain Journalism Journalist Literary Critic Travel Travel Writer

Albert P. Terhune

by Angela Beck
 December 21, 1872 - February 18, 1942American author, dog breeder and journalistAuthor of "Lad: A Dog", "Further Adventures of Lad" and "The Boo...
Author Children's Book Author Dog Dog Breeder Dogs Journalism Journalist

Grace May North

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1876 - July 23, 1960American newspaper journalist, librarian and young adult & children's book novelistAuthor of the series "Adele...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Journalism Journalist Librarian Library News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Young Adult

John Edwin Canaday

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1907 - July 19, 1985American academic, art historian and critic, journalist and novelistAuthor of art books including "Mainstreams of M...
Academic Art Art Critic Art Historian Arts Athenaeum Literary Award Crime Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Picasso

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