American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception.” He has been called “a giant of American letters.”During his writing career, he authored 33 books, with one book coauthored alongside Edward Ricketts, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories
American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith
Polish-born Jewish-American writer who wrote and published first in Yiddish and later translated himself into English with the help of editors and collaborators
American science fiction writer
American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction
American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer
American novelist and short-story writer
American writer best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye
American novelist and short story writer who found success later in life after his 1934 novel Call It Sleep was reissued in paperback in 1964.
American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature
