Kate Chopin
American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana
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Agatha Christie
English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple
Paul Bowles
American expatriate composer, author, and translator
Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter
Taylor Branch
American author and historian best known for his trilogy of books chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American Civil Rights Movement
Stewart Brand
American writer, best known as editor of the Whole Earth Catalog
Dan Brown
American author best known for his thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon novels Angels & Demons , The Da Vinci Code , The Lost Symbol , Inferno , and Origin . His novels are treasure hunts which usually take place over a period of 24 hours
Margaret Wise Brown
American writer of children’s books, including Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, both illustrated by Clement Hurd
Bill Bryson
AmericanBritish author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other nonfiction topics
Pearl S. Buck
American writer and novelist