Literary Library

Jacqueline Mitchard

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1956 - American journalist and novelistAuthor of "The Deep End of the Ocean", "The Most Wanted" and "Still Summer"
Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist

Joel Chandler Harris

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1848 - July 3, 1908American journalist, fiction writer, folklorist and newspaper editorAuthor of "Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayi...
Fiction Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers

Lucius Beebe

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1902 - February 4, 1966American author, photographer, historian, journalist and syndicated columnistAuthor of "The Stork Club Bar Book"...
Author Columnist Historian history Journalism Journalist Photo Photographer Photography Photos

James Thurber

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961American author, humorist, cartoonist, journalist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of the novels and s...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Drama Humor Humorist Journalism Journalist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Thurber Prize

Bill McKibben

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1960 - American environment, author, journalist and academicAuthor of "The End of Nature", "Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlike...
Academic Author Environment Environmentalist Guggenheim Journalism Journalist Natural World Naturalist Nature Sierra Club

Mark Kurlansky

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1948 - American journalist and writerAuthor of "Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World", "Salt: A World History" and "Sal...
Fish Food Food Writer James Beard Journalism Journalist News Writer

J. R. Moehringer

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1964 - American novelist and journalistAuthor of "The Tender Bar: A Memoir" and "Sutton"Won the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper feature wr...
Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize

Eve Curie Labouisse

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1904 - October 22, 2007French-American writer, journalist and pianistAuthor of "Madame Curie" (for which she won the National Book Awa...
France French French-American Journalism Journalist Marie Curie National Book Award Pianist Writer

Elizabeth Yates

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1905 - July 29, 2001American writer, journalist and children's book authorAuthor of "Mountain Born" (for which she won a Newbery Honor ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Journalism Journalist Newbery Newbery Honor Newbery Medal Writer

Rose Wilder Lane

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1886 - October 30, 1968American journalist, travel writer and political theoristAuthor of "Young Pioneers", "The Discovery of Freedom:...
Journalism Journalist Little House on the Prairie Political Political Theorist Travel

John A. Williams

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1925 - July 3, 2015 African-American author, journalist, academic and poetAuthor of "The Man Who Cried I Am", "!Click Song" (for which...
Academic African American Author Journalism Journalist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Calvin Trillin

by Angela Beck
Born December 5, 1935 - American journalist, humorist, food writer, poet, memoirist and novelistAuthor of "An Education in Georgia: Charlayne Hunt...
Food Food Writer Humor Humorist Journalism Journalist Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Thurber Prize