Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

1

Homer Hickam, 82

Memoirist

2

kathleen rooney, 45

Non-Fiction Author

3

Cynthia Rylant, 71

Children's Author

4

Emily Brightwell, 76

Young Adult Author

5

Gray Barker (1925-1984)

Novelist

6

Craig Johnson, 64

Playwright

7

Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

8

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

9

Aubrey Swan, 44

Blogger

10

John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

11

Roger Price (1918-1990)

Novelist

12