Jack Vance
American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer
21st-century american male writers
Gore Vidal
American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner
Kurt Vonnegut
American writer
Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement
George Steiner
Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator
Neal Stephenson
American writer known for his works of speculative fiction
Peter Straub
American novelist and poet
Paul Theroux
American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue, The Great Railway Bazaar . Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films
Martin Cruz Smith
American mystery novelist
Mark Salzman
American writer