Literary Library

Savitribai Phule

January 3, 1831 - March 10, 1897Indian social reformer, educator and poetAuthor of the poems "Go Get Education", "The Plight of the Shudras" and "...

Ken Bruen

January 3, 1951 - March 29, 2025Irish novelist, short story writer, editor and teacherAuthor of "The Guards" (for which he was a finalist for the E...

Jeff Parker

January 3, 1974 - American novelist, short story writer and professorAuthor of "Ovenman", "The Taste of Penny" and "Where Bears Roam the Streets"

Grace Edwards

January 3, 1933 - February 25, 2020African-American mystery writer, professor and newspaper contributorAuthor of "In the Shadow of the Peacock", "...

David Margolick

(Seen here on right with Marvin Kalb) January 3, 1952 - American magazine editor, writer and professorAuthor of "Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max S...

Alma Flor Ada

(Seen here on the left with F. Isabel Campoy) January 3, 1938 - Cuban-American children's book author, poet, novelist and professorAuthor of "My N...

Isaac Asimov

January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992American professor of biochemistry and writer of science fiction, mysteries, fantasy, short stories and non-fiction...

Andre Aciman

January 2, 1951 - Italian-American writer and professorAuthor of "Out of Egypt: A Memoir", "False Papers" and "Call Me By Your Name"

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...

Peter Egger

April 1, 1969 - Austrian economist, professor, researcher and writerAuthor of "A Generalized Design for Bilateral Flow Models" (written for Economi...

Lura Beam

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