Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

1

Homer Hickam, 81

Memoirist

2

Cynthia Rylant, 70

Children's Author

3

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

4

Aubrey Swan, 43

Blogger

5

Mary Lee Settle (1918-2005)

Novelist

6

kathleen rooney, 44

Non-Fiction Author

7

Emily Brightwell, 76

Young Adult Author

8

John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

9

Gray Barker (1925-1984)

Novelist

10

Craig Johnson, 63

Playwright

11

Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

12