Literary Library

Judith Viorst

by Angela Beck
  February 2, 1931 - American adult and children's book author, poet, newspaper journalist and psychoanalysis researcherAuthor of "Alexander and t...
Author Children's Book Author Children's Poem Children's Poet Journalism Journalist Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Poem Poems Poet Poetry Psychoanalyst

Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1861 - March 14, 1949African-American poet, writer, playwright, community leader and educatorAuthor of "A Rhyming", "A White Song and...
African American African American History Community Leader Education Educator Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Principal School Teach Teacher Writer

Janisse Ray

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1962 - American writer, naturalist, environmental activist and professorAuthor of "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" (for which she won ...
Activist American Book Award Environment Environmentalist Natural World Naturalist Nature Professor Southern Southern Book Critics Circle Award Southern Environmental Award Teach Teacher Writer

James Joyce

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1882 - January 13, 1941Irish novelist, poet and literary criticAuthor of "Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finneg...
Ireland Irish Literary Critic Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

James Dickey

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1923 - January 19, 1997American poet, novelist, critic, lecturer and professorAuthor of "Into the Stone and Other Poems", "Drowning wi...
Critic Guggenheim Lecturer National Book Award Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Professor Teach Teacher University

Ina Garten

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1948 - American television cook, cookbook author and magazine columnistAuthor of "The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook", "Barefoot Contessa...
Chef Cook Cookbook Cookbooks Economics Economist Magazine Magazine Editor Television Host TV Show White House

Hannah More

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1745 - September 7, 1833English religious writer, poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Inflexible Captive", "Fatal Falsehood" and "Coeleb...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Religion Religious Theater Theatre

Ayn Rand

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1882 - March 6, 1982 Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright and essayist Author of "Anthem", "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas...
American Broadway Essayist Essays Liberarian Novel Novelist Objectivism Philosopher Philosophy Play Plays Playwright Russia Russian Theater Theatre

Charles Nordhoff

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1887 - April 10, 1947 English-born American novelist and memoirist Author of books that were turned into films: "The Hurricane" in 193...
Ambulance American British England English Film Films Great Britain Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist War World War I

Yevgeny Zamyatin

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1884 - March 10, 1937 Russian author of science fiction, philosophy, literary criticism and political satire Author of "The Islanders"...
Author Literary Critic Philosopher Philosophy Political Satirist Russia Russian Russian History Sci-Fi Science Fiction

Sir Benjamin Disraeli

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881British-Jewish statesman, conservative politician and novelistServed as Prime Minister of England first in 1868 ...
British Conservative England English Great Britain Jewish Jews Novel Novelist Political Politician Politics Prime Minister Statesman

Rebecca West

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1892 - March 15, 1983British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writerAuthor of "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon", "A Train of...
Author British England English Great Britain Journalism Journalist Literary Critic Travel Travel Writer