List of non-fiction writers
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The term non-fiction author encompasses a vast number of fields and individuals. This list includes authors who primarily have written non-fiction books for publication and for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Only add names here if the person has their own article on Wikipedia, please. Anything else will be removed.
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- Susan AlcornSusan AlcornSusan Alcorn is an American composer, improvisor, and pedal steel guitarist active in contemporary music and free improvisation.-Life:...
- Stephen AmbroseStephen AmbroseStephen Edward Ambrose was an American historian and biographer of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He was a long time professor of history at the University of New Orleans and the author of many best selling volumes of American popular history...
(1936–2002) - Gabriele AmorthGabriele AmorthGabriele Amorth is an Italian Roman Catholic priest and an exorcist of the Diocese of Rome who claims to have cleansed tens of thousands of people of evil spirits. Controversially, he believes that practising yoga is satanic and leads to evil just like reading JK Rowling’s Harry Potter...
- Thomas AmoryThomas AmoryThomas Amory was a writer of Irish descent.In 1755 he published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion, which was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. , practically a continuation...
(c. 1691 – 1788) - John AsgillJohn AsgillJohn Asgill was an eccentric English writer and politician.-Life:He studied law at the Middle Temple, 1686, and was called to the bar in 1692. He founded the first land bank in 1695 with Nicholas Barbon, which, after proving to be a profitable venture, merged with the land bank of John Briscoe in...
(1659–1738) - Russell AshRussell AshRussell Ash was the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the World, Incredible Comparisons and many other reference, art and humour titles, most notably his recent series of books on strange-but-true names, Potty, Fartwell & Knob, Busty, Slag and...
(1946-2010) - Anastasia Ashman
- Isaac AsimovIsaac AsimovIsaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...
(1920–1992) - John Austin (1790–1859)
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- Richard BannatyneRichard BannatyneRichard Bannatyne was a Scottish clergyman and scribe who served as secretary to John Knox. His place in history is substantiated in his role as the compiler of the historical record, Memorials of Transactions in Scotland from 1569 to 1573....
(died 1605) - Carol S. BateyCarol S. BateyDr. Carol S. Batey was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 11, 1955. At the age of 49, she decided to change her life after 21 years of marriage. By the age of 54, she was a professional model contracted to a major modeling agency...
- Antony BeevorAntony BeevorAntony James Beevor, FRSL is a British historian, educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst. He studied under the famous military historian John Keegan. Beevor is a former officer with the 11th Hussars who served in England and Germany for five years before resigning his commission...
- Betty BerzonBetty BerzonBetty Berzon was an American author and psychotherapist known for her work with the gay and lesbian communities.Berzon was among the first psychotherapists to assist gay and lesbian clients...
- Dennison BerwickDennison BerwickDennison Berwick is a travel writer. Educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, he emigrated to Canada in 1980...
adventure travel writer - T.J. Binyon
- John BodenhamJohn BodenhamJohn Bodenham , anthologist, is stated to have been the editor of some of the Elizabethan anthologies, viz., Politeuphuia , Wits' Theater , Belvidere, or the Garden of the Muses , and England's Helicon . Mr...
- Jeff BollowJeff BollowJeff Bollow is an actor, writer, director, producer, author, public speaker, and film festival organizer...
- Henry BondHenry BondHenry Bond is an English writer, photographer curator, and visual artist. In his Lacan at the Scene , Bond made a contribution to theoretical psychoanalysis....
- Eric BorgmanErik Borgman (author)Professor Erik Borgman is a Dutch professor of systematic theology at the University of Tilburg, the Netherlands. At the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, he was the Director of the Heyendaal Institute, an institute for interdisciplinary research. He is the biographer of the Flemish...
(born 1957) - James BoswellJames BoswellJames Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson....
- John Bourchier, 2nd Baron BernersJohn Bourchier, 2nd Baron BernersJohn Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners was a statesman and translator, born at Sherfield, Hertfordshire, England, to Sir Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney, and educated at Oxford University. He held various Offices of State, including that of Chancellor of the Exchequer to King Henry VIII, and...
(1467–1553) - Gerald Warner BraceGerald Warner BraceGerald Warner Brace was an American novelist, writer, educator, sailor and boat builder. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England.-Early life and ancestors:...
(1901–1978) was an American writer, educator, sailor and boat builder. - William BraggeWilliam BraggeWilliam Bragge, F.S.A., F.G.S., was a civil engineer, antiquarian, and author. He established a museum and art gallery. He was notable in his day for collecting a library containing the entire literature on tobacco...
- William BrandonWilliam Brandon (author)William Brandon was an American writer and historian.Brandon was born in Kokomo, Indiana, but spent his childhood in various locales, including the Yucatán and New Mexico...
(1914–2002) - Ian BremmerIan BremmerIan Bremmer is an American political scientist specializing in US foreign policy, states in transition, and global political risk. He is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, a leading global political risk research and consulting firm...
(born 1969) - Po BronsonPo BronsonPo Bronson is an American journalist and author who lives in San Francisco, California.-Personal history:Bronson was born in Seattle, Washington. After attending Lakeside School in Seattle, he graduated from Stanford University in 1986 and briefly worked as an assistant bond salesman in San...
- James BruceJames BruceJames Bruce was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile.-Youth:...
(1730–1794) - Jacob BryantJacob BryantJacob Bryant was a British scholar and mythographer, who has been described as "the outstanding figure among the mythagogues who flourished in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries".-Life:...
(1715–1804) - Francis Trevelyan BucklandFrancis Trevelyan BucklandFrancis Trevelyan Buckland was an English surgeon, zoologist, popular author and natural historian. He was the son of William Buckland, the noted geologist and palaeontologist.- Life :...
(1826–1880) - James BurkeJames Burke (science historian)James Burke is a British broadcaster, science historian, author and television producer known amongst other things for his documentary television series Connections and its more philosophical oriented companion production, The Day the Universe Changed , focusing on the history of science and...
(born 1936) - Anthony BurgessAnthony BurgessJohn Burgess Wilson – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess's most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works...
(1917–1993) - Richard James BurgessRichard James BurgessRichard James Burgess is a studio drummer, music-computer programmer, recording artist, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor. He was the producer for Spandau Ballet's first two albums.-Education:...
- Robert Forrest BurgessRobert Forrest BurgessRobert Forrest Burgess is an American author of non-fiction adventure books, as well as sport fishing and scuba diving magazine articles. His photographs illustrate his material.-Life:...
(born 1927) - Michael BurleighMichael BurleighMichael Burleigh is a British author and historian.In 1977 he was awarded a first class honours degree in Medieval and Modern History from University College London, winning the Pollard, Dolley and Sir William Mayer prizes...
- Butrus al-BustaniButrus al-BustaniBuṭrus al-Bustānī was a notable writer and scholar from present day Lebanon.-Life:Al-Bustani was born to a Maronite Christian family in the village of Dibbiye in the Chouf region, in January 1819...
(1819–1883) - Rhonda ByrneRhonda ByrneRhonda Byrne is an Australian television writer and producer, best known for her New Thought works, The Secret—a book and a film by the same name. By the Spring of 2007 the book had sold almost 4 million copies, and the DVD had sold more than 2 million copies omt. She has also been a producer...
- Sylvia Brown
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- David CairnsDavid CairnsDavid Cairns may refer to:*David Cairns , British politician*David Cairns , rugby league footballer*David Cairns , music critic and writer...
- Jack CanfieldJack CanfieldJack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, which currently has nearly 200 titles and 112 million copies in print in over 40 languages...
- Richard Carew (1555–1620)
- Elizabeth CarterElizabeth CarterElizabeth Carter was an English poet, classicist, writer and translator, and a member of the Bluestocking Circle.-Biography:...
(1717–1806) - Hester ChaponeHester ChaponeHester Chapone , writer of conduct books for women, was born on 27 October 1727 at Twywell, Northamptonshire,The daughter of Thomas Mulso , a gentleman farmer, and his wife , a daughter of Colonel Thomas, Hester wrote a romance at the age of nine, 'The Loves of Amoret and Melissa', which earned...
(1727–1801) - Walter CharletonWalter CharletonWalter Charleton was an English writer. According to Jon Parkin, he was "the main conduit for the transmission of Epicurean ideas to England".-Life:...
(1619–1707) - Lars Lindberg ChristensenLars Lindberg ChristensenLars Lindberg Christensen is a science communicator heading the ESO education and Public Outreach Department in Munich, Germany. He is responsible for public outreach and education for the VLT, La Silla, for ESO’s part of ALMA, E-ELT and ESA’s part of the Hubble Space Telescope, the International...
- Brian CleeveBrian CleeveBrian Brendon Talbot Cleeve was a prolific writer, whose published works include twenty-one novels and over a hundred short stories. He was also an award-winning broadcaster on RTÉ television. Son of an Irish father and English mother, he was born and raised in England...
(1921–2003) - Frances Power CobbeFrances Power CobbeFrances Power Cobbe was an Irish writer, social reformer, and suffragist. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection in 1898, and was a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage.Frances was...
(1822–1904) - George CombeGeorge CombeGeorge Combe , was a Scottish lawyer and writer on phrenology and education. In later years, he devoted himself to the promotion of phrenology. His major work was The Constitution of Man .-Early life:...
(1788–1858) - George Lillie CraikGeorge Lillie CraikGeorge Lillie Craik was a Scottish writer and literary critic.Born at Kennoway, Fife, he was educated at the University of St. Andrews, and went to London in 1824, where he wrote largely for the"Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge."...
(1798–1866) - A. J. CroninA. J. CroninArchibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known works are Hatter's Castle, The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years, all of which were adapted to film. He also created the Dr...
(1896-1981) - Vincent CroninVincent CroninVincent Archibald Patrick Cronin, FRSL was a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer, best-known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, and Napoleon, as well as for his books on the Renaissance.Cronin was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire...
(born 1924) - Stephen R. Covey
- Sean CoveySean CoveySean Covey is an American author, motivational speaker, and publishing executive providing business leadership and time management educational tools for organizations and individuals. He is known for writing motivational books for children and teens...
- John Cutting (psychiatrist)John Cutting (psychiatrist)Dr. John Charles Cutting, who writes as Dr. John Cutting , is a British psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia research...
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- Paul DaviesPaul DaviesPaul Charles William Davies, AM is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, currently a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science...
- Richard DawkinsRichard DawkinsClinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
- David G. DalinDavid G. DalinDavid G. Dalin is an American Conservative rabbi and historian, is the author, co-author, or editor of ten books on American Jewish history and politics, and Jewish-Christian relations. He is currently a professor of history and politics at Ave Maria University, in Florida...
- John Davies (c. 1565-1618)
- Graham DiamondGraham DiamondGraham Diamond is a fantasy and science fiction author.-Early life and education:Born in Manchester, England, after World War II, and his family moved to the United States when he was a young child. He was raised in New York City, on the Upper West Side, and graduated from the High School of...
(1947) - Jared DiamondJared DiamondJared Mason Diamond is an American scientist and author whose work draws from a variety of fields. He is currently Professor of Geography and Physiology at UCLA...
- John DiamondJohn Diamond (journalist)John Diamond was a British broadcaster and journalist.- Education and training :Diamond was the son of a biochemist and a fashion designer. He grew up in Upper Clapton and Woodford Green, he then attended the City of London School and trained as an English teacher at Trent Park College of...
- William Hepworth DixonWilliam Hepworth DixonWilliam Hepworth Dixon , English historian and traveller, born nearManchester, went to London in 1846, and became connected with the Daily News, for which he wrote articles on social and prison reform....
(1821–1879) - John Doran (1807–1878)
- Andrew DornenburgAndrew DornenburgAndrew Dornenburg is half of the James Beard Award-winning author team of Andrew Dornenburg and Karen A...
- Francis DouceFrancis DouceFrancis Douce was an English antiquary.-Biography:Douce was born in London. His father was a clerk in Chancery. After completing his education he entered his father's office, but soon quit it to devote himself to the study of antiquities...
(1757–1834) - John E. DouglasJohn E. DouglasJohn Edward Douglas , is a former special agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation , one of the first criminal profilers, and criminal psychology author.-Early life:...
- Eamon DuffyEamon DuffyEamon Duffy is an Irish Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, and former President of Magdalene College....
- Gerina DunwichGerina DunwichGerina Dunwich is a professional astrologer, occult historian, and New Age author, best known for her books on Wicca and various occult subjects...
(born 1959) - Joan DidionJoan DidionJoan Didion is an American author best known for her novels and her literary journalism. Her novels and essays explore the disintegration of American morals and cultural chaos, where the overriding theme is individual and social fragmentation...
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- Anthony FaramusAnthony FaramusAnthony Charles Faramus was an actor and author who was born in Jersey in 1920 and died in Britain in 1990.The autobiographical accounts of his survival of Fort de Romainville, Buchenwald and the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp complex were published as The Faramus Story in 1954 and Journey...
(1920 - 1990) - Wayne FedermanWayne FedermanWayne Federman is an American comedian, actor, author, and comedy writer. He is noted for his numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; his biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich; and his supporting comedic acting roles in The X-Files, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb...
(born 1959) - Orlando FigesOrlando FigesOrlando Figes is a British historian of Russia, and Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London.-Overview:Figes is the son of the feminist writer Eva Figes. His sister is the author and editor Kate Figes. He attended William Ellis School in north London from 1971-78...
- Timothy FishTimothy FishTimothy Fish is a multi-genre author. He has written both fiction and non-fiction titles. His fiction titles are characterized by his unusual way of looking at the world in general...
- Richard ForteyRichard ForteyRichard A. Fortey FRS is a British palaeontologist and writer.-Career:Richard Fortey studied geology at the University of Cambridge and had a long career as a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London. Prof. Fortey’s research interests include, above all, trilobites...
- Anne FrankAnne FrankAnnelies Marie "Anne" Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Born in the city of Frankfurt...
- Ian FrazierIan FrazierIan Frazier is an American writer and humorist. He is best known for his 1989 non-fiction history Great Plains, his acclaimed 2010 best-selling opus Travels in Siberia, and as a writer and humorist for The New Yorker....
(born 1951)
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- Edward GibbonEdward GibbonEdward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament...
(1737 – 1794) - Doris Kearns GoodwinDoris Kearns GoodwinDoris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American biographer and historian, and an oft-seen political commentator. She is the author of biographies of several U.S...
- Stephen Jay GouldStephen Jay GouldStephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was also one of the most influential and widely read writers of popular science of his generation....
(1941 – 2002) - Alec GrevenAlec GrevenAlec Greven is a New York Times bestselling child self-help author. His first book, How to Talk to Girls, was published when he was nine years old. He has subsequently published two additional books, How to Talk to Moms, and How to Talk to Dads...
- Jeffrey GutermanJeffrey GutermanJeffrey Guterman is an American mental health counselor, educator, and author. He is author of the book, Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling, which was published by the American Counseling Association in March, 2006 . Guterman obtained a B.A. in psychology from Boston University in...
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- Bruce Barrymore HalpennyBruce Barrymore HalpennyBruce Barrymore Halpenny is a widely respected English military historian and author, specialising in airfields and aircraft, as well as ghost stories and mysteries. He is also a broadcaster and games inventor.-Parents:...
- Ian HalperinIan HalperinIan Halperin is a Canadian investigative journalist and writer from Montreal, Quebec whose 2009 book, Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson was a #1 best-seller on the New York Times list on July 24, 2009. He is the author or coauthor of nine books including Celine Dion: Behind the...
- Stephen HawkingStephen HawkingStephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity...
- HerodotusHerodotusHerodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
- Jean Henry-MeadJean Henry-MeadJean Henry Mead is an American novelist, award-winning photojournalist, historian and editor/publisher. She has also written under the names: Jean Henry, Jean Mead, and S...
- John Cam Hobhouse (1786 – 1869)
- Eric HobsbawmEric HobsbawmEric John Ernest Hobsbawm , CH, FBA, is a British Marxist historian, public intellectual, and author...
- Susie HodgeSusie HodgeSusie Hodge is a British author and artist who has written more than fifty books and many articles and web resources for both children and adults, within genres such as art history, practical art, history, design, science, religion and biography....
- Richard Holmes (biographer)Richard Holmes (biographer)Richard Holmes, OBE, FRSL, FBA is a British author and academic best known for his biographical studies of major figures of British and French Romanticism.-Biography:...
- Richard Holmes (military historian)Richard Holmes (military historian)Brigadier Edward Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, JP , known as Richard Holmes, was a British soldier and noted military historian, particularly well-known through his many television appearances...
- Christine HowserChristine HowserChristine Howser is an author from Indiana, USA. After a prolonged hospitalization, she gave birth prematurely to twin sons named Steven and Timothy in October 1999, after 26 weeks of pregnancy. Both infants died shortly after. She used the experience to write her first book, A Different Kind of...
(1965 - ) - Will HobbsWill HobbsWill Hobbs is an American young-adult novelist. Hobbs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Selected publications:*Ghost Canoe*Beardance*Bearstone*The Big Wander*Changes in Latitudes*Far North*Jason's Gold*Kokopellis Flute...
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- Mark JacobsonMark JacobsonMark Jacobson is an American author and writer.-Early life:Jacobson graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and achieved recognition in New York City whilst writing for the Village Voice in the 1970s, most particularly for a lurid account of life in the Chinatown Ghost Shadows...
- Roy JenkinsRoy JenkinsRoy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM, PC was a British politician.The son of a Welsh coal miner who later became a union official and Labour MP, Roy Jenkins served with distinction in World War II. Elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1948, he served in several major posts in...
(1920 – 2003) - Irving JohnsonIrving JohnsonIrving McClure Johnson was an American author, lecturer, adventurer, and sail training pioneer....
(1905 – 1991) - Olivia JudsonOlivia JudsonDoctor Olivia P. Judson is an evolutionary biologist and science writer.- Career :Judson, who is the daughter of science historian Horace Freeland Judson,was a pupil of W.D. Hamilton....
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- John KeeganJohn KeeganSir John Keegan OBE FRSL is a British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist. He has published many works on the nature of combat between the 14th and 21st centuries concerning land, air, maritime, and intelligence warfare, as well as the psychology of battle.-Life and career:John...
(born 1934) - Jim KeithJim KeithJim Keith . American author best known for the books "Black Helicopters Over America" and "The Octopus", co-written with Kenn Thomas, which details conspiracy theories around the death of reporter Danny Casolaro...
(1949–1999) - Richard KempRichard KempColonel Richard Justin Kemp CBE served in the British Army from 1977 to 2005. He was Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, an infantry battalion Commanding Officer, worked for the Joint Intelligence Committee and COBR and completed 14 operational tours of duty around the globe.After retiring...
- Ian KershawIan KershawSir Ian Kershaw is a British historian of 20th-century Germany whose work has chiefly focused on the period of the Third Reich...
- David KesslerDavid Kessler (author)David Kessler is a British author of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve people falsely accused of crimes, legal battles, DNA, computer hacking and police investigations and are characterised by multiple plot twists and last-minute surprises...
- Charles H. KraftCharles H. KraftRev. Dr. Charles H. Kraft is an American anthropologist and linguist whose work since the early 1980s has focused on inner healing and spiritual warfare...
- James Howard KunstlerJames Howard KunstlerJames Howard Kunstler is an American author, social critic, public speaker, and blogger. He is best known for his books The Geography of Nowhere , a history of American suburbia and urban development, and the more recent The Long Emergency , where he argues that declining oil production is likely...
- Arnold KutzinskiArnold KutzinskiArnold Kutzinski was a Jewish German psychiatrist and neurologist, known as an outspoken critic of psychoanalysis.He studied medicine at the University of Berlin, University in Munich and Freiburg, where he graduated in 1905. Subsequently he became assistant to Bonhoeffer at the Charité...
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- David LandesDavid LandesDavid S. Landes is a professor emeritus of economics at Harvard University and retired professor of history at George Washington University. He is the author of Revolution in Time, The Unbound Prometheus, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, and Dynasties...
- James LaxerJames LaxerJames Laxer is a Canadian political economist, professor and author.In 1969, Laxer, along with his father Robert Laxer and Mel Watkins, founded the Waffle, a radical left wing group influenced by the New Left, the anti-Vietnam War movement and Canadian economic nationalism, that tried to win...
- Louisa LeamanLouisa LeamanLouisa Leaman is a writer and behaviour expert based in London UK.In 2004 she won a writing competition in the Times Educational Supplement. This led to a publishing deal with Continuum International Publishing. She has since had five books published...
(1976 - ) - James J. LeBarJames J. LeBarJames J. LeBar was a Roman Catholic priest who was the chief exorcist of the Archdiocese of New York in the United States.- Early career :...
- Robert LeckieRobert Leckie (author)Robert Leckie was an American author of popular books on the military history of the United States. As a young man, he served in the Marine Corps with the 1st Marine Division during World War II...
(1920-2001) - Fitz Hugh LudlowFitz Hugh LudlowFitz Hugh Ludlow, sometimes seen as “Fitzhugh Ludlow,” was an American author, journalist, and explorer; best-known for his autobiographical book The Hasheesh Eater ....
(1836 – 1870)
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- Michael MacDonaldMichael MacDonaldMichael MacDonald may refer to:*J. Michael MacDonald, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia*Michael James MacDonald , union leader, coal miner, volunteer firefighter and politician in Nova Scotia*Michael L...
(born 1956) - Scott MacGillivrayScott MacGillivrayScott MacGillivray is an American non-fiction author specializing in motion picture history.His book Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward, revised and expanded in 2009, chronicles the later films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy...
(born 1957) - Margaret MacMillanMargaret MacMillanMargaret Olwen MacMillan, OC is a historian and professor at the University of Oxford, where she is Warden of St. Antony's College. She is former provost of Trinity College and professor of history at the University of Toronto and previously, at Ryerson University...
(born 1943) - Marc MacYoungMarc MacYoungMarc "Animal" MacYoung is an American survivalist author and martial artist. Initially known best for his street-violence survival books, MacYoung later went on to write personal safety / self-defense books and make instructional videos. According to the IMDB, he is considered to be one of the...
- Brenda MaddoxBrenda MaddoxBrenda Maddox FRSL is an American author, journalist, and biographer, who has lived in the UK since 1959.Born in Brockton, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, she graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English literature and also studied at the London School of Economics...
- Harvey ManningHarvey ManningHarvey Manning was a noted author of hiking guides and climbing textbooks, and a tireless hiking advocate. Manning lived on Cougar Mountain, within the city limits of Bellevue, Washington, calling his home the "200 meter hut"...
(born 1925) - Steve MatchettSteve MatchettSteve Matchett is currently a commentator for American TV network Speed Channel on its various Formula One programs...
(born 1962) - Joyce MaynardJoyce MaynardDaphne Joyce Maynard is an American author known for writing with candor about her life, as well as for her works of fiction and hundreds of essays and newspaper columns, often about parenting and family...
- DeBarra MayoDeBarra MayoDeBarra Mayo is an American health and fitness advocate, writer and media personality. She has epilepsy, which has led her to a career involved with maintaining and enhancing health. She has written regularly on the subject of health and wellness in books, magazines and newspapers, as well as on...
(born 1953) - Fulvio MeliaFulvio MeliaFulvio Melia is an Italian-American astrophysicist and author. He is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Arizona and Associate Editor of the Astrophysical Journal Letters...
(born 1956) - Jack MilesJack MilesJack Miles is an American author and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the MacArthur Fellowship. His work on religion, politics, and culture has appeared in numerous national publications, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Los...
- Joseph MitchellJoseph MitchellJoseph Mitchell was an American writer best known for the work he published in The New Yorker. He is known for his carefully written portraits of eccentrics and people on the fringes of society, especially in and around New York City.Mitchell was born on his maternal grandparents' farm near...
(1908–1996) - Simon Sebag MontefioreSimon Sebag MontefioreSimon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore is a British historian and writer.-Family history:Simon's father, a doctor, is descended from a famous line of wealthy Sephardic Jews who became diplomats and bankers all over Europe...
- Julia MouldenJulia MouldenJulia Moulden is a Canadian author, speaker, speechwriter and communications consultant who is based in Toronto. She has published two books and has written and been featured in several periodicals, newspapers and other media.-Books:...
(born 1956)
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- Tadeusz PacholczykTadeusz PacholczykReverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. is an American Roman Catholic priest, neuroscientist and writer.Father Pacholczyk grew up in Tucson, Arizona. His father Andrzej Pacholczyk was a professor of astrophysics at the University of Arizona...
(born 1965) - Karen A. PageKaren A. PageKaren A. Page is half of the James Beard Award-winning author team of Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, co-authors of a number of acclaimed culinary books.Becoming a Chef Karen A. Page (born May 8, 1962, in Warren, Michigan) is half of the James Beard Award-winning author team of Karen Page and...
- Robert PalmerRobert Palmer (author/producer)Robert Franklin Palmer Jr. was a 20th century American writer, musicologist, clarinetist, saxophonist, and blues producer...
(1945–1997) - Caroline PaulCaroline PaulCaroline Paul is an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. She was raised in Connecticut , and educated in journalism and documentary film at Stanford University...
- Hugh Pearman (architecture critic)Hugh Pearman (architecture critic)Hugh Pearman is the architecture critic of The Sunday Times and editor of The RIBA Journal, the magazine of the Royal Institute of British Architects...
- Neal PetersenNeal PetersenSouth African, Neal Petersen is an international inspirational business speaker who draws from extraordinary life experiences. Delivering a powerful and timely message of adaptability, perseverance and resilience by turning barriers into solutions, then into opportunities, and never giving up! An...
- Robert Georges PicardRobert G. PicardRobert G. Picard is an American writer and scholar.One of the leading academic experts on media businesses and considered the father of the media economics studies...
(born 1951) - Melissa Holbrook PiersonMelissa Holbrook PiersonMelissa Holbrook Pierson, born in Akron, Ohio, is a writer and essayist of non-fiction. She is a life-long motorcycle enthusiast and this is reflected in many of her books...
(born 1957) - Gary M Pomerantz
- Christopher Potter (born 1959)
- Dennis M. PowersDennis M. PowersDennis M. Powers is an American nonfiction writer with different published works. He earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder , law degree from the University of Denver Law School , and management degree from the Harvard Business School .He first worked for large...
- James Van PraaghJames Van PraaghJames Van Praagh is a self-proclaimed medium who has written several books on spirituality and spirit communication.-Early life and career:Van Praagh was born in Bayside, New York and is the youngest of four children...
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- Libby ReesLibby ReesLibby Rees is an English author. Rees wrote the book Help Hope and Happiness when she was 9 years old. The book is a self-help guide on how to cope with a parents' break up...
(born 1995) - Simon Reeve
- Richard RhodesRichard RhodesRichard Lee Rhodes is an American journalist, historian, and author of both fiction and non-fiction , including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb , and most recently, The Twilight of the Bombs...
- Matt RidleyMatt RidleyMatthew White Ridley, FRSL, FMedSci is an English journalist, writer, biologist, and businessman.-Career:...
(born 1958) - Graham RobbGraham RobbGraham Macdonald Robb FRSL is a British author.Robb was born in Manchester and educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied Modern Languages...
(born 1958) - Jason RobertsJason Roberts (author)Jason Roberts is an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for the bestselling A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler , a biography of James Holman, the blind adventurer of the early 19th century...
- Wayne RobertsWayne RobertsWayne Roberts is a Canadian food policy analyst and writer, widely respected for his role as the manager of the [Toronto Food Policy Council] from 2000-2010. The TFPC is a citizen body of 30 food activists and experts that enjoys an international reputation for its innovative approach to food...
- John K. RollinsonJohn K. RollinsonJohn K. Rollinson was an American writer of western non-fiction.Born in Buffalo, New York, Rollinson was inspired by Buffalo Bill’s Wild West exhibition to travel to the West and become a cowboy. Rollinson arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1903 and gained experience as a ranch hand before moving to...
(1884 –1948) - Barun RoyBarun RoyBarun Roy is an Indian author, journalist and blogger. He was educated at Darjeeling and Chennai. The first book authored by Roy was Portraits of Life, a collection of short stories. 'Nafisha', the first story in this book later inspired a Bollywood blockbuster Yahaan...
- Anneli RufusAnneli RufusAnneli Rufus is an award-winning American journalist and author.Born in Los Angeles, California, she first went to college in Santa Barbara, then to the University of California, Berkeley. Rufus earned an English degree and became a journalist. She's written for many publications, including...
- Ann RuleAnn RuleAnn Rule is an American true crime writer.-Personal life:Ann Rule was born on October 22, 1935 in Lowell, Michigan to Chester R. "Stack" Stackhouse and Sophie Hansen. Her mother was a school teacher, specializing in developmentally disabled children and her father was a basketball, football and...
- Tim RussertTim RussertTimothy John "Tim" Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted the eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview...
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- Carl SaganCarl SaganCarl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books...
(1934–1996) - William ShawcrossWilliam ShawcrossWilliam Hartley Hume Shawcross, CVO is a British writer and commentator.-Career:Shawcross was educated at St. Aubyns Preparatory School, Rottingdean, Eton College and University College, Oxford. He attended St. Martin's Art School to study sculpture after leaving Oxford. He worked as a journalist...
- Brendan SimmsBrendan SimmsBrendan Peter Simms, Ph.D is Professor of the History of International Relations in the Centre of International Studies at the University of Cambridge. Simms, a Newton-Sheehy Teaching Fellow, completed his doctoral dissertation, Anglo-Prussian relations, 1804-1806: The Napoleonic Threat, at...
- James SitesJames SitesJames Neil Sites is an American novelist.James Sites served 3½ years in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II, mainly in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He is a Journalism graduate of Wayne State in Michigan and a member of the Wayne Honorary Society...
(born 1924) - Robert Skidelsky
- Eugene SledgeEugene SledgeEugene Bondurant Sledge was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa chronicled his combat experiences during World War II and was subsequently used as source material for Ken Burns's PBS documentary, The War, as well as...
- Jean Edward SmithJean Edward SmithJean Edward Smith, Ph.D is professor at Marshall University and biographer. Currently he is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto after having served as professor of political economy there for thirty-five years...
(born 1932) - Jerry E. SmithJerry E. SmithJerry E. Smith, nickname "Poindexter" was an author, lecturer, poet, and editor. His published works include three books from Adventures Unlimited Press , scores of non-fiction articles and reviews, and more than a dozen ghost-written books. He was a close friend and literary partner of author Jim...
- Jon SmithJon SmithJon Smith is a British writer of fiction, non-fiction, screenplays and musical theatre.-Biography:Jon Smith was brought up in Merseyside, where he remained until he was eighteen. He studied for a degree in American Studies at the University of Reading which included a semester at the University of...
(born 1975) - Dr. E. Lee Spence (born 1947)
- Tom StevensonTom StevensonTom Stevenson is a British author who has been writing about wine for more than 30 years. Described by his colleagues as one of today’s most prolific wine authors, Stevenson is regarded as the world’s leading authority on Champagne...
- Bill StilwellBill StilwellBill Stilwell is a Canadian author of three national best-sellers:# Manitoba Wild;# Manitoba Naturally;# Scenic Secrets of Manitoba.These books have received the following awards:*Manitoba Wild - Outdoor Writers of Canada Book Award...
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- Alvin TofflerAlvin TofflerAlvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity....
(born 1928) - Claire TomalinClaire TomalinClaire Tomalin is an English biographer and journalist. She was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge.She was literary editor of the New Statesman and of the Sunday Times, and has written several noted biographies...
(born 1933)*Deborah ToddDeborah ToddDeborah Todd is an American game designer, writer, and producer who began her career in the entertainment industry in 1991 writing cartoons for MGM/UA's new Pink Panther Saturday morning cartoon series... - Felix ThijssenFelix ThijssenFelix Thijssen is a Dutch author of crime novels, science fiction novels and books for children. He now lives in France. In 1999 he won the "Gouden Strop", prize for the best Dutch crime novel, for "Cleopatra"...
(born 1937) - Henry David ThoreauHenry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist...
(1817–1862) - Neal ThompsonNeal ThompsonNeal Thompson is an American non-fiction writer who resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his family. He has authored three full length books, Driving With The Devil, Light This Candle and Hurricane Season.- Books :...
- Thomas ToughillThomas ToughillThomas Toughill is a non-fiction author born in Glasgow, Scotland. His works include Oscar Slater: The Mystery Solved, World To Gain: The Battle For Global Domination And Why America Entered WWII and "The Ripper Code"...
- Ty Taylor (author)Ty Taylor (author)Ty Taylor is an American, Auctioneer, Author, Cowboy, and Musician.-Music Career:Ty Taylor is a Country singer, Songwriter and Record producer who has performed on the Grand Ole Opry and Austin City Limits while working for Loretta Lynn and Doug Stone.Taylor started singing and playing guitar...
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- Michael J. VarholaMichael J. VarholaMichael J. Varhola is an author, publisher, and lecturer. He has written numerous books, games, and articles, and founded game development company and manufacturer Skirmisher Publishing LLC...
(born 1966) - Ric ViersRic ViersRic Viers is an American sound designer. He has also worked as a film director, screenwriter, and author.Viers has worked in freelance sound design for over 13 years, with his work appearing in libraries for Sound Ideas, The Hollywood Edge, Video Helper, and others. He has provided sound effects...
- Edgar VincentEdgar VincentEdgar Vincent was an American publicist and actor of German birth. He began his career appearing in small roles in Hollywood films during the 1940s but his German accent prevented him from moving further with his career. In 1949 he joined a New York publishing firm with his first client being the...
- VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
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- Alan WhitickerAlan WhitickerAlan J. Whiticker is an Australian non-fiction author with currently over 30 published books.Whiticker writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of rugby league in Australia, but has also published works on subjects as diverse as the Wanda Beach Murders and an adaptation...
(born 1958) - Francis WheenFrancis WheenFrancis James Baird Wheen is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster.-Early life and education:Wheen was born into an army family and educated at two independent schools: Copthorne Preparatory School near Crawley, West Sussex and Harrow School in north west London.-Life and career:Running...
- Carl WicklandCarl WicklandDr. Carl August Wickland was a psychiatrist, a paranormal researcher and a non-fiction author.Wickland was born in 1861 at Liden, Norland Province, Sweden. His father taught him cabinet making in his youth. Later he studied watchmaking.In 1881 he arrived in St. Paul, Minn. after having emigrated...
(born 1861) - Eric WilliamsEric WilliamsEric Eustace Williams served as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served from 1956 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian, and is widely regarded as "The Father of The Nation."...
(1911–1981) - Richard T. WilliamsonRichard T. WilliamsonRichard T. Williamson is a non-fiction writer who has authored multiple books and articles on asset protection, estate planning, and capital gains tax planning. He is a California attorney specializing in estate planning and forming business entities such as corporations and limited liability...
(born 1958) - Brandon WilsonBrandon WilsonBrandon Wilson is known as an author of non-fiction travel narratives and explorer.-Early years:Born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, son of Dr. Edgar and Mary Beth Wilson is the eldest of 3 children...
(born 1953) - Charles F. Winslow (1811–1877)
- Neale Donald WalschNeale Donald WalschNeale Donald Walsch , is an American author of the series Conversations with God. The nine books in the complete series are Conversations With God , Friendship with God, Communion with God, Conversations With God for Teens, The New Revelations, Tomorrow's God, and Home with God: In a Life That Never...
See also: Lists of writers