Literary Library

Augusta Baker

April 1, 1911 - February 23, 1998African-American librarian, storyteller and teacherAuthor of "Talking Tree; Fairy Tales From 15 Lands", "Books Abo...

William James Sidis

April 1, 1898 - July 17, 1944American mathematician, linguist, historian, teacher and authorAuthor of "Passaconaway in the White Mountains" (writt...

Lura Beam

American educator, writer and researcherAuthor of "A Thousand Marraiges: A Medical Study of Sex Adjustment" and "The Single Woman: A Medical Study...

Katherine Binney Shippen

April 1, 1892 - February 20, 1980American history teacher, museum curator and children's book authorAuthor of "New Found World" (for which she was ...

Robert Hayden

August 4, 1913 - February 25, 1980African-American poet and educatorAuthor of "Angle of Ascent: New and Selected Poems", "American Journal: Poems" ...

Marvin Bell

August 3, 1937 - December 14, 2020American poet, editor and teacherAuthor of "The Book of the Dead Man", "Nightworks: Poems 1962 - 2000" and "Mars ...

Hugh Seidman

August 1, 1940 - November 9, 2023American poet and professorAuthor of "Collecting Evidence", "Blood Lord" and "Throne Falcon Eye"Won 3 National End...

John Selby

December 28, 1945 - American psychologist, teacher and authorAuthor of "Kundalini Awakening: A Gentle Guide to Chakra Activation and Spiritual Gro...

Elizabeth Kostova

December 26, 1964 - American novelist and teacherAuthor of "The Historian", "The Swan Thieves" and "The Shadow Land"

Matthew Arnold

December 24, 1822 - April 15, 1888English poet, cultural critic, school inspector and professorAuthor of "Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems", "Po...

Bern Nadette Stanis

December 22, 1953 - African-American novelist, short story writer and teacherAmerican actress and authorAuthor of "Situations 101: Relationships, ...

Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.

February 2, 1861 - March 14, 1949African-American poet, writer, playwright, community leader and educatorAuthor of "A Rhyming", "A White Song and...