Literary Library

A. M. Holmes

December 18, 1961 - American novelist, short story writer, memoirist and professorAuthor of "The End of Alice", "The Mistress' Daughter" and "May ...

Marc Lamont Hill

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

John Kennedy Toole

December 17, 1937 - March 26, 1969American novelist and professorAuthor of "A Confederacy of Dunces" (for which he posthumously won the Pulitzer Pr...

Jen Golbeck

December 16, 1976 - American computer scientist, professor and authorAuthor of "Art Theory for Web Design", "Analyzing the Social Web" and "The Go...

George Santayana

December 16, 1863 - September 26, 1952Spanish-born American philosopher, essayist, poet, novelist and professorAuthor of "The Sense of Beauty: Bei...

William Dickey

December 15, 1928 - May 3, 1994American poet and professorAuthor of "Interpreter's House", "The Sacrifice Consenting" and "The King of the Golden R...

Gail Tremblay

December 15, 1945 - May 3, 2023Native American (Mi'kmag and Onondaga) writer, artist and professorAuthor of "Night Gives Women the Word", "Indian S...

Edna O'Brien

December 15, 1930 - Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, professor, poet and short-story writerAuthor of "Lantern Slides" (for which she won the...

Truman G. Madsen

December 13, 1926 - May 28, 2009American professor of religion and philosophy and writerAuthor of "Four Essays on Love", "Defender of the Faith: Th...

Richard Isay

December 13, 1934 - June 28, 2012American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, professor, author and activistAuthor of "Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their...

Tom Hayden

December 11, 1939 - October 23, 2016American political and social activist, author, politician and professorAuthor of "Radical Nomads: C. Wright M...