novelists, american

Swain Wolfe recounts his life growing up in the high country of Montana and Colorado, describing his lifelong love of nature, his explorations of the country's landscapes, the personal challenges that defined his life, and other related topics.

Presents a brief biography of philosopher and author Ayn Rand, from her birth in Russia in 1905 to her death in New York City in 1982, and features a wealth of photographs and illustrations selected from the Ayn Rand Archives.

Discusses the life, career, and influence of the popular writer of legal thrillers.

Discusses the life, career, and influence of the popular horror writer Stephen King.

Discusses the relationship between Willa Cather and Elizabeth Sergeant, two American novelists of the 20th century.

Tells the life story of Toni Morrison, the eighth American and first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The popular author describes how he grew up in Decatur, Illinois, went into teaching, and eventually became a writer, incorporating his earlier experiences into novels intended to reach and change young readers.

Discusses Wolfe's life and his works--Look homeward, Angel--Of time and the river--The web and the rock--You can't go home again--The hills beyond.

Biography of the American writer who remembers so well what it was like to be young and who has written for young people for over twenty-five years.

A biography of Judy Blume, a popular writer of juvenile fiction, based on first hand information from the writer herself.