Literary Library

L. L. Bean

November 13, 1872 - February 5, 1967American inventor, author, outdoor enthusiast and founder of the company L. L. BeanAuthor of "Hunting, Fishing...

Joseph L. Galloway

November 13, 1941 - August 18, 2021American newspaper correspondent and columnistAuthor of "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young" and "We Are Soldier...

Jez Alborough

November 13, 1959 - English writer and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "Where's My Teddy", "My Friend Duck" and "Fix-It Duck"

George V. Higgins

November 13, 1939 - November 6, 1999American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist and professorAuthor of "The Friends of Eddie Coyle", "Cogan's Tra...

Amory Lovins

November 13, 1947 - American writer, physicist and Chairman/Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain InstituteAuthor of "Natural Capitalism", "Winnin...

Wallace Shawn

November 12, 1943 - American actor, comedian, playwright and essayistAuthor of "Aunt Dan and Lemon", "The Designated Mourner" and "My Dinner with ...

Tracy Kidder

November 12, 1945 - American nonfiction writerAuthor of "The Soul of a New Machine" (for which she won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and...

Roland Barthes

November 12, 1915 - March 26, 1980French literary theorist, philosopher and criticAuthor of "Mythologies", "The Death of the Author" and "Camera L...

Richelle Mead

November 12, 1976 - American fantasy authorAuthor of "Vampire Academy", "Last Sacrifice" and "Bloodlines"

Neil Zurcher

November 12, 1935 - American television reporter and writerAuthor of "Neil Zurcher's Favorite One Tank Trips", "Ohio Oddities: A Guide to the Curio...

Neal Shusterman

November 12, 1962 - American young adult fiction authorAuthor of "Unwind", "Challenger Deep" (for which he won a National Book Award for Young Peo...

Naomi Wolf

November 12, 1962 - American feminist author, journalist and political advisorAuthor of "The Beauty Myth", "Misconceptions" and "The End of Americ...