novelists, american

Presents a short biography of twentieth-century African-American author and novelist, Toni Morrison, and chronicles her childhood in the Midwest, personal goals, literary career, and honor of being the first African-American woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

Presenst a memoir of Augusten Burroughs' relationship with his father, which consisted of abuse, aloofness, and betrayal.

Profiles Zora Neale Hurston, whose childhood love of stories led her to a successful career as a folklorist and author of poems, novels, short stories, and plays.

Chronicles the life of Frank Norris, discussing his childhood in Chicago, years in San Francisco and Paris, impact on the art and literary scene, and other related topics.

Presents a comprehensive biography of early nineteenth-century American author James Fenimore Cooper from his boyhood years to 1826 when he and his family left to live in Europe.

Examines the life of twentieth-century American novelist John Steinbeck, featuring interviews with people who knew and loved the writer, and including discussion of some of his landmark works, and his legacy of literature and activism.