Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957)
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Peg Kehret (1936-2025)
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Michael Perry, 63
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Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
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Jack Finney (1911-1995)
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Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970)
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Kevin Henkes, 65
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John Ridley, 61
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Mark Dice, 48
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Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)
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Jane Hamilton, 69
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Dana Berez, 34
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William Bast (1931-2015)
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Andrew Adams, 39
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Mona Simpson, 69
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Michael Brandt, 58
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Michael Angeli, 55
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Randy Gage, 67
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Mike Gray (1935-2013)
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Born in Wisconsin
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Hamlin Garland (1860-1940)
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Meghan Joy Yancy, 39
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David Koepp, 63
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August Derleth (1909-1971)
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Peter Straub (1943-2022)
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Amelia Markgraf, 38
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Zona Gale (1874-1938)
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Lo Meyer, 35
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