Literary Library

Leo Laporte

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1956 -American technology author and host of a weekly radio show and podcastAuthor of "Poor Leo's 2002 Computer Almanac", "Leo Laport...
Author Computer Computers IT PC Podcast Radio Tech Technology

Jon Klassen

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1981 - Canadian animator and writer & illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "Extra Yarn" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor i...
Animator Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Canada Canadian Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Illustrator Kate Greenaway Medal

Jackie French

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1953 - Australian author of children's and adult fiction as well as books on gardening, ecology and wildllifeAuthor of over 140 books...
Author Children's Book Author Ecology Garden Gardening Natural World Nature Wildlife

Greg Rucka

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1969 - American novelist, comic book creator, author and screenwriterAuthor of "Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia", "Lazarus: The Second C...
Author Comic Books Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Wonder Woman

Cork Graham

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1964 - Trinidad and Tobago-born American novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Bamboo Chest: An Adventure in Healing the Trauma of War...
Captain Kidd Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Photographer Photography Political Thriller Tobago Treasure Trinidad Vietnam War

Carlo Levi

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1902 - January 4, 1975Italian painter, writer, activist and doctorAuthor of "Christ Stopped at Eboli", "The Watch" and "Words as Ston...
Activist Art Artist Arts Author Communism Communist Doctor Italian Italy Medical Medicine Paint Painter Painting Physician

Andres Bello

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1781 - October 15, 1865Venezuelan-Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologistAuthor of "Chile...
Chile Chilean Columbia Diplomat Ecuador Educator Language Legislator Philologist Philology Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry Venezuela Venezuelan

Alex Grey

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1953 - American visual artist, author, teacher, and vajrayana practitionerAuthor of "Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey",...
Art Art Theorist Artist Arts Author Buddhism Buddhist Teach Teacher Vajrayana Visual Artist Zen Zen Buddhism

William Easterly

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1957 - American economist, author and professorAuthor of "Financing the Storm: Macroeconomic Crises in Russia, 1992 - 93", "The White...
Author Economics Economist Economy Finance Financial Professor Teach Teacher University

Taylor Caldwell

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1900 - August 30, 1985British-born American novelistAuthor of "Dynasty of Death", "A Pillar of Iron" and "Testimony of Two Men"Born J...
British England English Great Britain J. Miriam Reback Marcus Holland Max Reiner Novel Novelist

Peggy Noonan

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1950 - American author, newspaper columnist and presidential speechwriterAuthor of "What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in...
Author News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Political Politician Politics President Presidential Speechwriter Reagans Ronald Reagan Speechwriter The Reagans

Martin Booth

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1944 - February 12, 2004British novelist, poet, screenwriter and teacherAuthor of "Hiroshima Joe", "The Industry of Souls" and "Gweilo...
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry School Screenplay Screenwriter Teach Teacher