american novelists

Presents Rand's own reflections and recollections of her work, including her inspirations and influences.

A brief biography of the American novelist Nicholas Sparks, covering his youth, accomplishments, quotes, and more.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Theodore Dreiser.

Presents the life and works of Henry Miller, author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Includes a chronology.

This picture book is about the life of Gene Stratton-Porter, a pioneering wildlife photographer and popular author from the late 19th and early 20th century, tell[ing] how she showed the world the beauty of nature, especially birds, and why it was worth preserving.

Biography of nineteenth century author Herman Melville, drawing upon newly discovered family letters to present information on his life from childhood, to his sojourns at sea, to his inconsistent career as a writer.

A memoir in which the author, a writer of crime fiction, tells of his experiences after teaming up with a homicide detective in 1994 to finally unravel the mystery of his mother's murder in a Los Angeles suburb thirty-six years earlier.

Introduces young readers to the life of Zora Neale Hurston.

Provides a collection of letters from Margaret Mitchell, the woman who created Scarlett from the film "Gone with the Wind.".