Literary Library

Carlos Castaneda

December 25, 1931 - April 27, 1998American writerAuthor of "The Teachings of Don Juan" and "The Fire From Within" Was born Carlos Cesar Salvador Ar...

Angelica Garnett

December 25, 1918 - May 4, 2012British writer, painter and artistAuthor of "Deceived With Kindness: A Bloomsbury Childhood" (for which she won the ...

Stillman Drake

December 24, 1910 - October 6, 1993Canadian historian of sciencePublished over 130 books as articles on Galileo Galilei including "Discoveries and ...

Stephanie Meyer

December 24, 1973 - American novelistBest known for her "Twilight" vampire series as well as "The Host" and "The Chemist"Her "Twilight" series bec...

Nicholas Meyer

December 24, 1945 -American novelist and directorAuthor of "The Night that Panicked America" (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Out...

Matthew Arnold

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

Mary Higgins Clark

December 24, 1929 - January 31, 2020American novelistAuthor of more than 50 suspense novels including "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "The Cradle Wi...

Lynn Munsiger

December 24, 1951 - American children's book illustratorIllustrated more than 90 books including "A Porcupine Named Fluffy", "Tacky the Penguin" an...

Laura Moriarty

December 24, 1970 - American novelistAuthor of "The Center of Everything", "The Rest of Her Life" and "American Heart"

Julian Barry

December 24, 1930 - July 25, 2023American screenwriter and playwrightAuthor of "Lenny" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenpl...

Juan Ramon Jimenez

December 24, 1881 - May 29, 1958Spanish poetAuthor of "Jardines Lejanos", "Platero and I" and "Time and Space: A Poetic Autobiography"Won the Nobe...

John Gruelle

December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comic book author, illustrator and storytellerBest k...