20th-century american male writers

Joseph Campbell

American professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion

Taylor Branch

American author and historian best known for his trilogy of books chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American Civil Rights Movement

Dan Brown

American author best known for his thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon novels Angels & Demons , The Da Vinci Code , The Lost Symbol , Inferno , and Origin . His novels are treasure hunts which usually take place over a period of 24 hours

Bill Bryson

AmericanBritish author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other nonfiction topics

Alfred Bester

American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books

Kai Bird

American author and columnist, best known for his works on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, United States-Middle East political relations and his biographies of political figures