Literary Library

Conrad Aiken

by Angela Beck
August 5, 1899 - August 17, 1973American poet, novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "The House of Dust", "Preludes for Memnon" and "Ushant"Won...
Library of Congress Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Robert Hayden

by Angela Beck
August 4, 1913 - February 25, 1980African-American poet and educatorAuthor of "Angle of Ascent: New and Selected Poems", "American Journal: Poems" ...
African American Educate Education Educator Library of Congress Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry School Teach Teacher

Cynthia DeFelice

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1951 - American children's book writerAuthor of "Dancing Skeleton" (which was named a Best Book of the Year by the Library of Congress...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Edgar Award Library of Congress Mystery Writer Sequoyah Book Award

Marilynne Robinson

by Angela Beck
November 26, 1943 - American novelist and essayistAuthor of "Housekeeping" (for which she was on the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction shortlist in 1982)...
Essayist Library of Congress Man Booker Prize National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award National Humanities Medal Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1928 - March 12, 2019American writer of children's and young adult fictionAuthor of more than 130 books including the "Nate the Great"...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Library of Congress Young Adult