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Chris Abani Chris Abani was imprisoned by the Nigerian regime for his writings whe…
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and educated at Jomo…
Doug Aitken Doug Aitken was born in California in 1968. He lives and works in Los …
Daniel Alarcón Daniel Alarcón is the author of the story collection War by Can…
Charles Alexander Charles Alexander's books of poetry include Hopeful Buildings and arc …
Zaia Alexander Zaia Alexander is an author and literary translator living in Los Ange…
Peter Alexander Peter Alexander is an American artist of the Light and Space movement,…
Svetlana Alexievich Svetlana Alexievich, born in 1948 in Belarus, is the author of War Doe…
Tariq Ali Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. Exiled from Pakistan in the 1960s…
Taha Muhammad Ali Taha Muhammad Ali's poetry and fiction emerge directly from his experi…
Paula Gunn Allen Paula Gunn Allen, of Laguna, Sioux and Lebanese descent, is a literary…
Isabel Allende Isabel Allende was born in Peru and raised in Chile. Her acclaimed fir…
Dorothy Allison Dorothy Allison grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, the first child…
Yehuda Amichai Yehuda Amichai was born in Germany and grew up in Palestine. Mr. Amich…
Benjamin Anastas Benjamin Anastas is the author of two novels, An Underachiever's Diary…
Bradley Angel Bradley Angel is an international leader in the environmental health a…
Talvikki Ansel Talvikki Ansel is the author of Jetty (Zoo Press, 2003), and My Shinin…
Anthony Arnove Anthony Arnove wrote, directed, and produced The People Speak with How…
Nadeem Aslam Nadeem Aslam was born in Pakistan and immigrated with his family to Gr…
Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood is an international literary star and one of Canada's …
Jimmy Santiago Baca Jimmy Santiago Baca is a poet, memoirist, activist, and native New Mex…
Andrew J. Bacevich Andrew Bacevich has said, "War, we must always remind ourselves, is th…
Nicholson Baker Nicholson Baker said, "I want the books to be about things that you do…
John Balaban John Balaban is the author of eleven books of poetry and prose, a tran…
Subhankar Banerjee Subhankar Banerjee was born in Berhampore, India in 1967. He spent his…
Russell Banks Russell Banks, INCA's current president, is a prolific writer of ficti…
John Banville John Banville, born in Wexford, Ireland in 1945, is a novelist, litera…
Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka, (née Everett LeRoi Jones) author of over 40 books…
Coleman Barks Coleman Barks published his first book of poetry, The Juice, in 1972. …
Maude Barlow "Life requires access to clean water; to deny the right to water is to…
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