Literary Library

Carl Abbott

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1944 - American historian, urbanist and academicAuthor of "The Metropolitan Frontier: Cities in the Modern American West", "How Cities ...
Academic American History American West City Historian Metropolitan Science Fiction Urban Urbanist West

T. C. Boyle

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1948 - American novelist and short story writerAuthor of more than 100 short stories as well as "World's End", "Drop City" and "When t...
Author Novel Novelist Short Story

Richard Stites

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1931 - March 7, 2010American historian and professorAuthor of "The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia: Feminism, Nihilism, and Bolsh...
American History Author Bolshevism Feminism Historian Imperial Russia Professor Russian Russian History Teach Teacher University

Rewi Alley

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1897 - December 27, 1987New Zealand-born Chinese writer and political activistAuthor of "Yo Banfa", "Peking Opera" and "Walkabout: 5...
Author China Chinese Communism Communist New Zealand Political Political Activist Politics

Norma Miller

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1919 - May 5, 2019African-American dancer, choreographer, actress, author and comedianAuthor of "Swingin' at the Savoy", "Stompin' at ...
Actor Actress African American African American History Author Choreographer Comedian Dance Dancer The Savoy

Juri Reinvere

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1971 - Estonian composer, poet and essayist Author of the Opera "Minona"; Compositions "Through a Lens Darkly" and "Inter Lacrimas et ...
Composer Essayist Essays Estonia Estonian Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Joseph P. Lash

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1909 - August 22, 1987American radical political activist, journalist and authorAuthor of "Eleanor and Franklin" (for which he won the...
Author Biographer Biography Churchill Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Journalism Journalist National Book Award News Political Political Activist Politics President Roosevelt Pulitzer Prize Roosevelt Winston Churchill

John Ajvide Lindquest

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1968 - Swedish writer of horror novels and short storiesAuthor of "Handling the Undead", "Let the Old Dreams Die" and "I Am Behind You"...
Horror Novel Novelist Short Story Swedan Swedish

Joel Fuhrman

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1953 - American physician and writerAuthor of "Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss", "Th...
Author Diabetes Doctor Heart Disease Hospital Medical Medicine Nutrician Physician Weight Loss

Jerry Sohl

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1913 - November 4, 2002American television scriptwriter and science fiction novelistAuthor of "Costigan's Needle", "The Altered Ego" an...
Alfred Hitchcock Novel Novelist Science Fiction Screenplay Screenwriter Script Writer Star Trek Television Television Show The Outer Limits TV TV Show Twilight Zone

Helen Adam

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1909 - September 19, 1993Scottish poet, collagist and photographerAuthor of "Turn Again to Me and Other Poems" (for which she won the A...
American Book Award Art Artist Arts Collage Photo Photographer Photography Photos Poem Poems Poet Poetry Scotland Scottish

George Saunders

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1958 - American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books and novels and journalist and professorAuthor of "Lincoln ...
Abraham Lincoln American History American South Booker Prize Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Civil War Essayist Essays Journalism Journalist Lincoln Novel Novelist Novella PEN/Hemingway Award Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University