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Richard Ford
Richard Ford is the author of
The Sportswriter; Independence Day
, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award;
The Lay
...
Ross Gay
Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry:
Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding
, winner of the PEN American...
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice-first for
Number the Stars
, then for
The Giver
. The author of more...
Lindsay Lynch
Lindsay Lynch is a writer from Washington, D.C. A longtime indie bookseller, she currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works as a book...
James McBride
James McBride is the author of the
New York Times
-bestselling Oprah's Book Club selection
Deacon King Kong
, the National Book...
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aimee Nezhukumatahil is the author of the NYT bestselling book of nature essays,
World of Wonders
, which was named Barnes and Noble's Book...
Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett is the author of nine novels:
The Patron Saint of Liars
,
Taft
,
The Magicianâ€
...
Jason Reynolds
The #1
New York Times
bestselling author writes novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audiences. His award-winning book,
Look Both Ways:
...
Richard Russo
Richard Russo is the author of nine novels, most recently
Chances Are . . ., Everybody's Fool
and
That Old Cape Magic
; two collections...
Jeff Shaara
Jeff Shaara is the award-winning,
New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal
and
Publishers Weekly
bestselling author of seventeen novels,...
Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir,
The Glass Castle,
has been a
New
...