Literary Library

Samuel Smiles

December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904Scottish author, biographer, government reformer and newspaper editorAuthor of "Self-Help", "Lives of the Engine...

Grace May North

February 1, 1876 - July 23, 1960American newspaper journalist, librarian and young adult & children's book novelistAuthor of the series "Adele...

Marc Lamont Hill

December 17, 1978 - African-American academic, author, professor, activist, news commentary and television personalityAuthor of "The Classroom and...

Benjamin Kunkel

December 14, 1972 - American novelist, political economist and newspaper & magazine contributorAuthor of "Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Presen...

Bethany McLean

December 12, 1970 - American journalist and writerAuthor of "the Smartest Guys in the Room", "All the Devils Are Here" and "Saudi Arabia: The Trut...

Jacqueline Mitchard

December 10, 1956 - American journalist and novelistAuthor of "The Deep End of the Ocean", "The Most Wanted" and "Still Summer"

Joel Chandler Harris

December 9, 1848 - July 3, 1908American journalist, fiction writer, folklorist and newspaper editorAuthor of "Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayi...

Mark Kurlansky

December 7, 1948 - American journalist and writerAuthor of "Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World", "Salt: A World History" and "Sal...

J. R. Moehringer

December 7, 1964 - American novelist and journalistAuthor of "The Tender Bar: A Memoir" and "Sutton"Won the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper feature wr...

Kate O'Brien

December 3, 1897 - August 13, 1974Irish writer of novels, plays, film scripts, short stories, essays, journalism and traveloguesAuthor of "Without...

F. Sionil Jose

December 3, 1924 - January 6, 2022Filipino novelist, short story writer, journalist and owner of the bookstore Solidaridad BookshopAuthor of "The ...

David K. Shipler

December 3, 1942 - American author, journalist and professorAuthor of "Solemn Dreams" (for which he won the Overseas Press Club Award in 1983), "Ar...