women novelists, american

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer, discussing her Mormon childhood, and describing the dream that led her to write the bestselling novel that began the series.

McCaffrey's son treats fans to an inside look at the creation and development of the dragonriders and their world.

Presents the life story of Mari Sandoz, born on the sandhills of Nebraska in 1896, telling how her life changed when, at the age of nine, she began attending school, and discussing how she fulfilled her dream of researching and writing the history of the Great Plains.

The author describes the lifelong process through which she came to believe in God, discussing the battles she fought with alcohol, food disorders, and the loss of loved ones, and following her search for the spiritual path.

Biography of the Nobel and Pulitzer prize winning author who devoted herself to causes of social justice and women's rights and looks at her attempts to serve as a cultural ambassador between the United States and China.

A biography of novelist Stephenie Meyer.

Journal of philosopher and author Ayn Rand, revealing her thoughts and memories concerning communism, her immigration to America, Objectivism, and discussing her novels and screenplays.

A biography of American writer Edith Wharton, following her from old New York, to Edwardian England and Paris, through the First World War, and to the French Riviera; and discussing her family relationships, youth, marriage to Teddy Wharton, mid-life love affair, and her literary career.

Describes the life, career, and writings of the Pulitzer Prize winner who immortalized the Great Plains and Nebraska countryside.