Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

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Cynthia Rylant, 70

Children's Author

2

Homer Hickam, 81

Memoirist

3

kathleen rooney, 44

Non-Fiction Author

4

John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

5

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

6

Aubrey Swan, 43

Blogger

7

Roger Price (1918-1990)

Novelist

8

Mary Lee Settle (1918-2005)

Novelist

9

Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

10

Craig Johnson, 63

Playwright

11

Emily Brightwell, 76

Young Adult Author

12