Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

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Homer Hickam, 82

Memoirist

2

Cynthia Rylant, 71

Children's Author

3

Davis Grubb (1919-1980)

Novelist

4

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

5

kathleen rooney, 45

Non-Fiction Author

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Craig Johnson, 65

Playwright

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JT Leroy, 45

Novelist

8

Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

9

John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

10

Eugenia Price (1916-1996)

Novelist

11

Aubrey Swan, 44

Blogger

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