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Writer: William Faulkner
Probably the most celebrated Southern writer, William Faulkner produced 20 novels, more than a hundred short stories, and several volumes...
Read MoreThe Arts: Tennessee Williams
Lots of writers are eager to write their breakthrough novel, for fame or riches. Some want to tell their family’s story, or their...
Read MoreAuthor: F. Scott Fitzgerald
It’s unlikely that you’d consider someone who published only four novels – only two of which anyone who isn’t an...
Read MoreWriter: Raymond Chandler
I’m a little bit sheepish to admit this, but it must have something to do with the two-syllable names. I sometimes can’t...
Read MoreWriter: Neil Simon
Neil Simon doesn’t have the gravitas of some other playwrights, such as Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. Those who write...
Read MoreThe Arts: Ernest Hemingway
He was a great writer, called the greatest writer since Shakespeare by John O’Hara. And he had a larger-than-life personality. You...
Read MoreThe Arts: Michael Crichton
You probably know Michael Crichton as a best-selling author. But he also achieved great success as a screenwriter, film director, and...
Read MoreThe Arts: John Steinbeck
O ye aspiring writers, harken unto the story of John Steinbeck. Who dropped out of college. Who moved to New York to be a writer, but got...
Read MoreThe Arts: e.e. cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings kicked the staid world of poetry in its assonance. anyone lived in a pretty how town (with up so floating many bells...
Read MoreThe Arts: Mark Twain
We all know the contributions Mark Twain made to American literature. Instead of a biography, let’s enjoy some of his wit and...
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