Literary Library

Evan Osnos

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1976 - American journalist and author Author of "Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China" (for which he wo...
Author Joe Biden Journalism Journalist National Book Award Nonfiction President President Biden

Eric van Lustbader

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1946 - American writer of thriller and fantasy novelsAuthor of "The Ninja", "Floating City" and "The Nemesis Manifesto"
Fantasy Novel Novelist Thriler Writer

Adam Haslett

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1970 -American fiction writer, journalist and short-story writerAuthor of "You Are Not a Stranger Here" (for which he was a finalist ...
Fiction Journalism Journalist National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award New York Magazine New York Magazine Writer of the Year Award PEN/Malamud Award Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Warren Felt Evans

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1817 - September 4, 1889American philosopher, writer and ministerAuthor of "The Mental Cure (Illustrating the Influence of the Mind i...
Church Minister Philosopher Philosophy Preach Preacher Writer

Sidney Shapiro

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1915 - October 18, 2014American-born Chinese lawyer, translator, actor and writerAuthor of "An American in China: Thirty Years in the...
Acting Actor China Chinese Chinese-American Law Lawyer Translator Writer

Samuel Smiles

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904Scottish author, biographer, government reformer and newspaper editorAuthor of "Self-Help", "Lives of the Engine...
Author Bio Biographer Biography Editor Government News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Scotland Scottish

Robert Bly

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1926 - November 21, 2021American poet, essayist and activistAuthor of more than 30 books of poetry including"Talking Into the Ear of ...
Activist Essayist Essays Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Raymond E. Feist

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1945 - American fantasy fiction novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "Silverthorn", "Daughter of the Empire" and "Talon of the Sil...
Fantasy Short Story

Norman Maclean

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1902 - August 2, 1990American author and scholarBest known for his novel "A River Runs Through It" as well as "Young Men and Fire" an...
Author Scholar

Megan Mayhew Bergman

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1979 - American short-story writer, columnist and professorAuthor of "Almost Famous Women: Stories" and "Birds of a Lesser Paradise: S...
Columnist Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University Writer

Martin Opitz

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1597 - August 20, 1639German poet and novelistAuthor of "Acht Bucher deutscher Poematum", "Geistliche Poemata" and "The Idyll of the...
German Germany Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry

Harriet Monroe

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1860 - September 26, 1936American editor, scholar, literary critic, poet, publisher, editor and art patronAuthor of "John Wellborn Ro...
Art Critic Editor Literary Critic Poem Poems Poet Poetry Poetry Magazine Publisher Scholar