Literary Library

Mary Calhoun

by Angela Beck
August 3, 1926 - October 27,  2015American journalist and children's book authorAuthor of "Making the Mississippi Shout", "Honestly, Katie John!" a...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Journalism Journalist News

Ernie Pyle

by Angela Beck
August 3, 1900 - April 18, 1945American journalistAuthor of "Home Country", "Here Is Your War" and "Brave Men"Won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism ...
Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspapers Pulitzer Prize War World War II WW2 WWII

John Kieran

by Angela Beck
August 2, 1892 - December 9, 1981American author, journalist and amateur naturalistAuthor of "A Natural History of New York City", "Not Under Oath...
Author Flowers Journalism Journalist Natural World Naturalist Nature New York News

Amy Friedman

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1952 - American writer, editor, ghost writer and journalistAuthor of "Nothing Sacred: A Conversation With Feminism", "Women of Wonder (wi...
Editor Feminism Feminist Ghost Writer Journalism Journalist Writer

Holbrook Jackson

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1874 - June 16, 1948British journalist, writer, editor and publisherAuthor of dozens of books including "Edward Fitzgerald and Omar K...
Bio Biography British Editor England English Flying Fame Press Great Britain Journalism Journalist Publisher Writer

Frank Marshall Davis

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1905 - July 16, 1987African-American journalist, poet, political & labor movement activist, editor and businessmanAuthor of "Black...
African American African American History Business Businessman Editor Journalism Journalist Labor Activist Poem Poems Poetry Political Political Activist Politics

Rudyard Kipling

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1865 - January 18, 1936English journalist, poet, novelist and short story writerAuthor of "The Jungle Book", "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", "Whi...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Mark Hertsgaard

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1956 - American journalist, environmental correspondent and non-fiction authorAuthor of "Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of...
Eagle Earth Environment Environmental Environmentalist Journalism Journalist Nonfiction

Jenny Lawson

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1973 - American journalist, author and bloggerAuthor of "Let's Pretend This Never Happened", "Furiously Happy" and "Broken (In the Bes...
Author Blog Blogger Journalism Journalist

Gilbert Adair

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1944 - December 8, 2011Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalistAuthor of "The Holy Innocents" (for which he won the Author'...
Author's Club First Novel Award Film Film Critic Films Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Scotland Scottish

Sarah Vowell

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1969 - American author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actressAuthor of "Radio On: A Listener's Diary", "Take the Canno...
Actress Author Commentator Essayist Essays Journalism Journalist Social Commentator

Cokie Roberts

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1943 - September 17, 2019American journalist, political reporter & analyst and authorAuthor of "Founding Mothers: The Women Who R...
Analyst Journalism Journalist News News Anchor News Correspondent Political Political Reporter Politics Reporter TV