Literary Library
Joan W. Blos
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1928 - October 12, 2017American children's book writer, teacher and children's literacy advocateAuthor of "A Gathering of Days: A New E...
Jean de Brunhoff
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1899 - October 16, 1937French author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "The Story of Babar", "The Travels ...
Grace Hopper
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1906 - January 1, 1992American computer scientist and U. S. Navy Rear AdmiralAuthor of "Understanding Computers" and "Instructor's Man...
George Bass
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1932 - March 2, 2021American archaeologist and writerAuthor of "Archaeology Beneath the Sea", "Yassi Ada" and "Great Moments in Greek A...
Eileen Myles
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1949 - American poet and writer of fiction, nonfiction, libretti and playsAuthor of "Chelsea Girls", "The Importance of Being Iceland"...
Edoardo Sanguineti
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1930 - May 18, 2010Genovese poet, writer, academic, translator and member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian ParliamentAuthor o...
Dalton Trumbo
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1905 -September 10, 1976American screenwriter, film director, playwright, essayist and novelistHis books include "Eclipse", "Johnny Go...
Ashleigh Brilliant
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1933 -
English author, cartoonist and professorAuthor of "I May Not Be Totally Perfect But Parts of Me Are Excellent and Other Brill...
Anthony Santasiere
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1904 - January 13, 1977American chess master, writer and teacherAuthor of "The Vienna Game and Gambit", "The Futuristic Chess Opening: ...
Ann Hood
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1956 - American novelist and short story & nonfiction writerAuthor of "Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine", "The Knitting Circle" an...
Abraham B. Yeshoshua
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1936 - June 14, 2022Israeli novelist, essayist and playwrightAuthor of "Five Seasons" (for which he won the National Jewish Book Award...
Ron Hansen
by Angela Beck
December 8, 1947 - American novelist, essayist and professorAuthor "Desperadoes", "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and ...