Elmore Leonard
American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
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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
Tony Kushner
American author, playwright, and screenwriter
Madeleine L’Engle
American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time
Jhumpa Lahiri
American author known for her short stories, novels and essays in English, and, more recently, in Italian