Norman Mailer
American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor
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Janet Malcolm
American writer, journalist on staff at The New Yorker magazine, and collagist
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
Alan Lightman
American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur
Jack London
American novelist, journalist and social activist
Phillip Lopate
American film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, and teacher
Barry Lopez
American author, essayist, nature writer, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns