Literary Library

Bob Paris

December 14, 1959 - American writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist and former professional body builderAuthor of "Natural Fitness: ...

Benjamin Kunkel

December 14, 1972 - American novelist, political economist and newspaper & magazine contributorAuthor of "Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Presen...

Benito Pastoriza Iyodo

December 14, 1954 - August 8, 2022Puerto Rican poet and fiction writerAuthor of "The Color of the Colorless", "A Matter of Men" and "Cartas a la S...

Amy Hempel

December 14, 1951 - American short story writer, journalist and teacherAuthor of "Reasons to Live", "The Dog of the Marriage" and "Collected Stori...

Truman G. Madsen

December 13, 1926 - May 28, 2009American professor of religion and philosophy and writerAuthor of "Four Essays on Love", "Defender of the Faith: Th...

Tamora Pierce

December 13, 1954 - American young adult fantasy novelistAuthor of "The Song of the Lioness" series, "The Immortals" and the "Protector of the Sma...

Ross MacDonald

December 13, 1915 - July 11, 1983American-Canadian writer of crime fictionAuthor of "The Moving Target", "The Goodbye Look" and ""The Blue Hammer"...

Richard Isay

December 13, 1934 - June 28, 2012American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, professor, author and activistAuthor of "Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their...

Marc Connelly

December 13, 1890 - December 21, 1980American playwright, director, producer, drama teacher, performer and lyricistAuthor of "The Green Pastures" ...

Kenneth Patchen

December 13, 1911 - January 8, 1972American poet and novelistAuthor of "The Journal of Albion Moonlight", "The Teeth of the Lion" and "Memoirs of ...

James Wright

December 13, 1927 - March 25, 1980American poetAuthor of "Collected Poems" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1972), "Two Citizens"...

Heinrich Heine

December 13, 1797 -  February 13, 1856German poet, writer and literary criticAuthor of "Travel Pictures", "Germany: A Winter's Tale" and "Romanzer...