Robert Ludlum
American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series
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Valeria Luiselli
Mexican author living in the United States
Elmore Leonard
American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
Jill Lepore
American historian and journalist
Shirley Robin Letwin
American academic who lived in London.
Ira Levin
American novelist, playwright, and songwriter
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark
Michael Lewis
American author and financial journalist
Sinclair Lewis
American writer and playwright
A. J. Liebling
American journalist who was closely associated with The New Yorker from 1935 until his death