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Andie Mitchell, 39
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Karen M. McManus, 55
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Esther Earl (1994-2010)
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Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
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Victoria Aveyard, 34
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Piper Kerman, 55
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Anne Caldwell (1867-1936)
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WEB DuBois (1868-1963)
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Mary Jane Holmes (1825-1907)
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Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)
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Brad Falchuk, 53
Screenwriter
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Jan Brett, 75
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Eric Bogosian, 71
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Lydia Millet, 56
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John Clellon Holmes (1926-1988)
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William Macdonald (1917-2007)
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Richard Scarry (1919-1994)
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Madeline Miller, 46
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EE Cummings (1894-1962)
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Jones Very (1813-1880)
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Jon Krakauer, 70
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Anne Sexton (1928-1974)
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Lydia Davis, 77
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Richard Phillips, 69
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Max Brallier, 41
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Sarah Smith, 77
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