american authors

Chronicles the life of American author Edgar Allan Poe, discussing his childhood, the scandals that followed him throughout his life, his literary accomplishments, his contributions to American literature, and other related topics.

Assesses the life and writings of twentieth-century American novelist and poet Conrad Aiken.

Discusses important writers from the colonial period, the neoclassic age, the romantic movement, realism and naturalism, and the twentieth century (1914-1970).

"Born into the middle of World War II, Gary Paulsen's turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and the librarians in his life gave him the inspiration and support to explore the world through books. As a soldier himself, his storytelling technique developed, and for the first time he shares his own"--OCLC.

Photographs and text explore the life and work of American author Raina Telgemeier.

"On a hot July night on Cape Cod, at the age of 14, Brodeur became a confidante to her mother's affair with her husband's closest friend. Malabar came to rely on her daughter to help, but when the affair had calamitous consequences for everyone involved, Brodeau was driven into a precarious marriage of her own, and then into a deep depression. In her memoir she examines how the people close to us can break our hearts simply because they have access to them, and the lies we tell in order to justify the choices we make"--OCLC.

Presents the life and career of Kwame Alexander, Nobel-prize winning author and poet, who hated to read when he was growing up.

The author shares her childhood living in Los Angeles during the Vietnam War, including her way of finding solace in her education.

The author shares his struggles of being a father, while sharing his childhood story of his mother burning their house down and committing suicide.