Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

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Homer Hickam, 82

Memoirist

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Cynthia Rylant, 70

Children's Author

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kathleen rooney, 45

Non-Fiction Author

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Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

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Gray Barker (1925-1984)

Novelist

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JT Leroy, 44

Novelist

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Craig Johnson, 64

Playwright

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Emily Brightwell, 76

Young Adult Author

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John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

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Aubrey Swan, 43

Blogger

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Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

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