Literature
Fiction
Novelist
Jonathan Evison is an American writer best known for his novels All About Lulu, West of Here, and The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. |
Best-Selling Author
Since McMillan's breakout novel Waiting to Exhale surged onto The New York Times bestseller list, critics and readers alike have been captivated by her irreverent, often-hilarious take on the issues... |
Best-Selling Mystery Writer & Social Activist
One of the most influential female crime writers, the award-winning Paretsky changed the world of detective fiction with her groundbreaking popular female sleuth, "V.I. Warshawski." An activist, she explores the... |
NYT Best-Selling Author of 'House of Sand & Fog'
Andre Dubus III is the author of The Garden of Last Days, House of Sand and Fog (an Oprah Book Club pick and a finalist for the National Book Award), and the critically acclaimed Townie. |
Best-Selling Author, 'The Time Traveler's Wife'
Known for her imaginative plots and brilliant prose, Niffenegger is the author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, the inspired, best-selling novel behind the new film starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. She... |
New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician
An award-winning jazz musician, McBride is the author of The New York Times bestseller, The Color of Water, a memoir that has become a modern classic. Spike Lee directed the film adaptation of McBride's... |
Best-Selling Author of the Rizzoli & Isles Series
Internationally best-selling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Gerritsen went on to attend medical school and become a physician. While on maternity... |
Author of Legal Thrillers
Speaker Lisa Scottoline is known for her best-selling legal thrillers featuring gutsy and resilient female characters. USA Today hailed her writing as sharp and hip. |
Award-Winning Author
The best-selling author of Super Sad True Love Story, speaker Gary Shteyngart offers insights into the absurdity of life, balancing humor with tragedy. |
Best-Selling Author
The best-selling author of the extraordinary Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See crafts highly praised works resplendent with fluid language and rich universal themes. |
Attorney & Author of Legal Thrillers
Known for their alluring plotlines and twists, Attorney Scott Turow's law-inspired thrillers include Presumed Innocent and its sequel, Innocent. |
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
The author of such bestsellers as March, Year of Wonders and Nine Parts of Desire, Geraldine Brooks crafts fascinating, meticulously researched fiction and non-fiction. |
Award-Winning Author
One of the most brilliant novelists of our time, Pulitzer Prize winner Doctorow traditionally explores the historical, cultural, and social dynamics in American life, often through the prism of the Jewish experience... |
Nobel & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
One of the most prominent authors in world literature, the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning Morrison has authored such celebrated books as The Bluest Eye, Beloved, and Song of Solomon. A... |
Best-Selling Author
The best-selling author of Nineteen Minutes, Picoult's prolific body of work effortlessly explores the tangle of relationships that profoundly impact our lives. A literary voice brimming with emotion, she... |
Best-Selling Espionage Author
A former foreign correspondent, speaker Daniel Silva draws upon contemporary events to create provoking thrillers. He is considered one of America's greatest spy novelists. |
Best-Selling Author
One of America's literary sensations, Meltzer is the author of four best-selling legal thrillers: The Tenth Justice, The First Counsel, Dead Even, The Millionaires, and The Zero Game... |
Criminal Lawyer & Best-Selling Crime Novelist
An accomplished public speaker and best-selling crime novelist, Fairstein’s writing is influenced by her experiences as a former prosecutor. An expert on crimes of violence against women and children, her work draws... |
Best-Selling Author
Dennis Lehane is a best-selling author from Dorchester, Boston whose novels Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, and Shutter Island have been made into hit movies garnering numerous awards. |
Novelist / Poet
Maxine Hong Kingston is a highly acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction and one of the first Asian Americans to make it to the top of the literary world in America. Her first book, a memoir published in... |
