Literary Library

Keith Gessen

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1975 - Russian-born American novelist, journalist, literary translator and professorAuthor of "All the Sad Young Literary Men", "Diary ...
College Educate Education Educator Journalism Journalist Literary Translator Magazine Magazine Columnist Magazine Editor Magazine Publisher Magazine Writer Magazines News Novel Novelist Professor Russia Russian Russian-American Stalin Teach Teacher Teaching Translator University

Judith Krantz

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1928 - June 22, 2019American magazine writer, fashion editor and novelistAuthor of "Scruples", "Mistral's Daughter" and "Till We Meet Ag...
Clothes Editing Editor Fashion Fashion Editor Magazine Magazine Columnist Magazine Writer Magazines Novel Novelist

Gail Schimmel

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1974 - South African attorney and novelistAuthor of "Marriage Vows", "The Park" and "Whatever Happened to the Cowley Twins?"
Attorney Law Lawyer Novel Novelist South Africa South African

Wilkie Collins

by Angela Beck
January 8, 1824 - September 23, 1889English novelist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of "The Woman in White", "The Moonstone" (which was ...
British Crime Detective Drama Dramatist England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Robert Littell

by Angela Beck
January 8, 1935 - American novelist and journalistAuthor of "The Defection of A. J. Lewinter", "Young Philby: A Novel" and "A Nasty Piece of Work"
Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist

Zora Neale Hurston

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1903 - January 28, 1960African-American novelist, anthropologist, filmmaker, short story writer, essayist and playwrightAuthor of "Barr...
African American Alabama Writers Hall of Fame American Library Association Anthropologist Anthropology Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Films Harlem Renaissance Movie Movies National Women's Hall of Fame New York Writers Hall of Fame Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

William Peter Blatty

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1928 - January 12, 2017American novelist, screenwriter, director and producerAuthor of "The Exorcist" (for which he won the Academy Awa...
Academy Award Director Exorcise Exorcism Exorcist Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Golden Globe Award Movie Movies Novel Novelist Oscar Producer Screenplay Screenwrite Screenwriter The Exorcist

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

Wright Morris

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1910 - April 25, 1998American novelist, photographer, essayist and teacherAuthor of "The Field of Vision" (for which he won the National...
American Book Award Educate Education Educator Essayist Essays National Book Award Novel Novelist Photo Photographer Photography Photos School Teach Teacher Teaching

Vera Cleaver

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1919 - August 11, 1992American young adult novelistAuthor of "Where the Lilies Bloom" (for which she was a finalist for the National Boo...
National Book Award Novel Novelist YA Young Adult

Elizabeth Strout

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1956 -American novelist, short story writer and academicAuthor of "Amy and Isabelle" (for which she was a nominee for the Orange Prize ...
Academic College Educate Education Educator National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist O. Henry Prize Oprah Oprah's Book Club Orange Prize PEN/Faulkner Award Pulitzer Prize School Short Stories Short Story Teach Teacher Teaching University