Literary Library

Walter Griffin

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1937 - November 30, 2020American poetAuthor of ten collections of poetry including "Night Music" (for which he was the winner of the Inte...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize

Walter Dean Myers

by Angela Beck
August 12, 1937 - July 1, 2014African-American writer of children's and young adult fiction and nonfictionAuthor of "The Scorpion" (for which he w...
African American Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Newbery Newbery Honor Nonfiction Young Adult Young Adult Fiction

Richard Henry Dana

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1815 - January 6, 1882American lawyer, politician and writerAuthor of "Two Years Before the Mast", "To Cuba and Back" and ""A Tribute to...
Attorney Govern Government Law Lawyer Political Politician Writer

Madison Smartt Bell

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1957 - American novelist and professorAuthor of "Save Me, Joe Louis", "All Souls' Rising" (for which he was a finalist for the National B...
Educator Fiction National Book Award Novel Novelist Professor Teach Teacher University

Hugh Seidman

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1940 - November 9, 2023American poet and professorAuthor of "Collecting Evidence", "Blood Lord" and "Throne Falcon Eye"Won 3 National End...
National Endowment for the Arts Poem Poet Poetry Professor School Teach Teacher University

Herman Melville

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891American novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, lecturer, sailor and customs inspectorAuthor of "Typee: A...
Boats Customs Inspector Educator Lecturer Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Sail Sailor Short Story Teach Teacher Whale Whaler

Carter Brown

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1923 - May 5, 1985English-born Australian writer of detective fictionAuthor of more than 300 detective stories including "The Bombshell"...
Australia Australian British Caroline Farr Crime Dennis Sinclair Detective England English Fiction Great Britain Paul Valdez Sinclair MacKellar Todd Conway

Anne Hebert

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1916 - January 22, 2000Canadian novelist, poet, playwright and short-story writerAuthor of "Le Torrent", "Kamouraska" and "In the Shadow...
Canada Canadian Governor General Award Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Amy Friedman

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1952 - American writer, editor, ghost writer and journalistAuthor of "Nothing Sacred: A Conversation With Feminism", "Women of Wonder (wi...
Editor Feminism Feminist Ghost Writer Journalism Journalist Writer

Maria Edgeworth

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1768 - May 22, 1849Anglo-Irish writer of adult and children's literatureAuthor of "Letters for Literary Ladies", "Belinda" and "The Abs...
British Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books England English Great Britain Ireland Irish Writer

Maile Meloy

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1972 - American novelistAuthor of "Liars and Saints", "Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It" and "The Apothecary"
Novel Novelist

Kristijonas Donelaitis

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1714 - February 18, 1780Prussian-Lithuanian poet and Lutheran pastorAuthor of "The Seasons" and "The Year in Four Cantos"
Christian Christianity Lithuania Lithuanian Lutheran Martin Luther Minister Pastor Preach Preacher Prussian