Literary Library

Patti Smith

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1946 - American singer-songwriter, musician, author and poetAuthor of "Cowboy Mouth", "Just Kids" (for which she won the National Boo...
Author Music Musician National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Rock Music Sing Singer Singing Song Songwriter

Mercer Mayer

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1943 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of more than 300 children's books including"Just For You", "I Was So Mad"...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books Illustrator

L. P. Hartley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1895 - December 13, 1972British novelist, short story writer, editor and essayistAuthor of "Eustace and Hilda", "The Traveling Grave ...
British Editor England English Essayist Essays Great Britain Novel Novelist Short Story

Julia Briggs

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1943 - August 16, 2007English professor, literary critic and biographerAuthor of "Night Visitors: The Rise and Fall of the English Gho...
Bio Biographer Biography British Critic Edith Nesbit England English Ghost Ghost Story Great Britain Literary Critic Professor Teach Teacher University Virginia Woolf

Joel T. Headley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...
Adventure Author Clergy Clergyman Editor Historian history News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Political Politics Secretary of State

Douglas Coupland

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1961 - Canadian novelist, designer, visual artist and newspaper columnistAuthor of "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture", ...
Art Artist Arts Canada Canadian News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Novel Novelist

Bari Wood

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1936 - American science fiction, crime and horror novelistAuthor of "The Killing Gift", "Twins" (co-written with Jack Geasland and lat...
Crime Horror Novel Novelist Science Fiction SciFi

William Gaddis

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1922 - December 16, 1998American novelist and essayistAuthor of "J. R." (for which he won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1976...
Essayist Essays National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist Time Magazine

Vera Brittain

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1893 - March 29, 1970English nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifistAuthor of "Testament of Youth" (co-written with Mark Best...
Bio Biographer British England English Feminism Feminist Great Britain Medical Medicine Nurse Nursing Pacifist Socialism Socialist

Sean Chercover

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1966 - American thriller novelistAuthor of "The Trinity Game", "Big City, Bad Blood" and "A Sleep Not Unlike Death"
Novel Novelist Thriller

Sarah Colonna

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1974 - American stand-up comedian, actress and comedy writerAuthor of "Life As I Blow It: Tales of Love, Life and Sex...Not Necessaril...
Actor Actress Comedian Comedy Humor Writer

Robert Ruark

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1915 - July 1, 1965American author, syndicated columnist and big game hunterAuthor of "The Old Man and the Boy", "Something of Value" ...
Author Columnist Hunter News Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Syndicated Columnist