Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

1

Homer Hickam, 82

Memoirist

2

Cynthia Rylant, 70

Children's Author

3

John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

4

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

5

Aubrey Swan, 43

Blogger

6

Gray Barker (1925-1984)

Novelist

7

kathleen rooney, 44

Non-Fiction Author

8

Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

9

Craig Johnson, 64

Playwright

10

Roger Price (1918-1990)

Novelist

11

Emily Brightwell, 76

Young Adult Author

12