Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

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Homer Hickam, 82

Memoirist

2

Cynthia Rylant, 71

Children's Author

3

Aubrey Swan, 44

Blogger

4

Craig Johnson, 64

Playwright

5

Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

6

Emily Brightwell, 76

Young Adult Author

7

Gray Barker (1925-1984)

Novelist

8

kathleen rooney, 45

Non-Fiction Author

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Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

10

John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

11

Roger Price (1918-1990)

Novelist

12