Literary Library

Shobhaa De

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1948 - Indian novelist and magazine & newspaper columnistAuthor of "Shooting From the Hip", "Seventy and To Hell With It" and "Sril...
India Indian Magazine Magazine Columnist News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Novel

Nicholson Baker

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1957 - American novelist and essayistAuthor of "John Updike and I: A True Story", "Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper" (fo...
American Newspaper Repository Essayist Essays National Book Critics Circle Award News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist

David D. Newsom

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1918 - March 30, 2008American diplomat, author and newspaper columnistAuthor of "North Africa: Active Crossroads", "The Dominoes That D...
Africa Ambassador Author Diplomacy Diplomat Embassy Govern Government Government Official Libya News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Philippines Political Political Affairs Politics Secretary of State Under Secretary of State US Ambassador World History

Robert Kinloch Massie, III

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1929 - December 2, 2019 American journalist, historian and biographerAuthor of "Peter the Great: His Life and World" (for which he won t...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Biographer Biography British History Catherine the Great German German History Germany Great Britain Historian history Journalism Journalist News Newspapers Peter the Great Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize for Biography Russian History War History World History

Philip Morin Freneau

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1752 - December 18, 1832American poet, sea captain and newspaper editorAuthor of "The Wild Honey Suckle" and "Father Bombo's Pilgrimage...
Boat News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Ocean Poem Poems Poet Poetry Sea Captain Seas

Young John Allen

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1836 - May 30, 1907American Methodist missionary to China, newspaper and magazine publisher and writerAuthor of 250 works including "Th...
China Christ Christian Christianity Magazine Magazine Publisher Methodist Missionary News Newspaper Newspapers Publisher Writer

Grace Edwards

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1933 - February 25, 2020African-American mystery writer, professor and newspaper contributorAuthor of "In the Shadow of the Peacock", "...
African American College Mystery Mystery Writer News Newspaper Newspapers Professor School Teach Teacher Teaching University

Erik Larson

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1954 - American journalist, non-fiction and newspaper writerAuthor of "The Devil in the White City" (for which he won the Edgar Award f...
Churchill Crime Edgar Award history Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspapers Nonfiction

Marian Longfellow O'Donohue

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1849 - January 23, 1924American writer of poetry and newspaper storiesAuthor of "Seven Stories of Christmas", "The Lily of the Resurrectio...
DAR Daughters of the American Revolution Newspaper Newspapers Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Leicester Hemingway

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1915 - September 13, 1982American writer, reporter and photograherAuthor of "The Sound of the Trumpet" and "My Brother, Ernest Hemingway"C...
Ernest Hemingway News Newspaper Newspapers Photo Photographer Photography Photos Reporter Writer

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

Joel T. Headley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...
Adventure Author Clergy Clergyman Editor Historian history News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Political Politics Secretary of State