Literary Library

Martin Booth

September 7, 1944 - February 12, 2004British novelist, poet, screenwriter and teacherAuthor of "Hiroshima Joe", "The Industry of Souls" and "Gweilo...

Joe Klein

September 7, 1946 - American political columnist, novelist and biographerAuthor of "Woody Guthrie: A Life", "Primary Colors" and "The Running Mate"

Elinor Wylie

September 7, 1885 - December 16, 1928American poet and novelistAuthor of "Nets to Catch the Wind", "The Venetian Glass Nephew" and "The Orphan Angel"

Vendela Vida

September 6, 1971 - American novelist, journalist, editor and professorAuthor of "And Now You Can Go", "Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name" a...

Robert M. Pirsig

September 6, 1928 - April 24, 2017American novelist and philosopherAuthor of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and "Lila: An Inquiry int...

Raymond Benson

September 6, 1955 - American novelistAuthor of "James Bond" novels from 1997 - 2003 as well as "The Black Stiletto", "The Secrets on Chicory Lane"...

Jennifer Egan

September 6, 1962 - American novelist and short story writerAuthor of "Emerald City", "The Invisible Circus" and "A Visit from the Goon Squad" (fo...

Austin Wright

September 6, 1922 - April 23, 2003American novelist, critic and professorAuthor of "First Persons", "Tony and Susan" and "Disciples"

Alice Sebold

September 6, 1963 - American novelist and memoiristAuthor of "Lucky", "The Lovely Bones" and "The Almost Moon"

Ward Just

September 5, 1935 - December 19, 2019American novelist, short story writer and war correspondentAuthor of "Echo House" (for which he won a Nationa...

Frank Yerby

September 5, 1916 - November 29, 1991African-American novelistAuthor of "The Foxes of Harrow", "The Golden Hawk" and "Judas, My Brother"

Richard Wright

      September 4, 1908 - November 28, 1960African-American author of poetry, short stories, novels and non-fictionAuthor of "Uncle Tom's Children...