Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
1
Anne Rice (1941-2021)
2
Michael Lewis, 63
3
John Kennedy Toole (1937-1969)
4
James Dobson, 88
Self-Help Author
5
Cleo Wade, 35
Poet
6
Grace Elizabeth King (1852-1932)
Non-Fiction Author
7
Grace Valentine, 28
Blogger
8
Ernest J. Gaines (1933-2019)
9
Elmore Leonard (1925-2013)
10
Karen Parker, 57
11
Blayne Weaver, 48
Screenwriter
12
Thy Nguyen, 33
13
Walter Isaacson, 72
14
Karey Kirkpatrick, 59
15
Clint Smith, 36
16
Angelle Marix, 45
17
Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)
Playwright
18
Edward Paramore Jr. (1895-1956)
19
Poppy Z. Brite, 57
20
Erin La Rosa, 39
21
Matt Armato, 33
22
Joy the Baker, 43
23
Jennifer Weiner, 54
24
William Jay Smith (1918-2015)
25
Bob Kaufman (1925-1986)
26
Arna Bontemps (1902-1973)
27
Samantha Macabre, 43
28
Yusef Komunyakaa, 83
29
Nic Pizzolatto, 48
30
Robert Crais, 71
31
James Wilcox, 75
32
Kelly Cherry, 83
33
Jerry Pournelle (1933-2017)
34
McKenna Trahan, 37
35
Dorothy Annpurser, 63
36
Valerie Woerner, 40
37
Anatole Paul Broyard (1920-1990)
38
Born in Louisiana
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