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Biographical Information Authors - A selection of resources

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"...from 1989 to 2004, C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb interviewed contemporary non-fiction authors for one hour, discussing their books, their research, and their lives. The resulting archive of 800 interviews is a valuable collection of late twentieth century American scholarship, capturing the intellectual work of some of the country's best non-fiction writers, as well as the biographies and memoirs of notable contemporary political figures." Read transcripts, search by keyword, watch videos, and download audio.

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Subjects: English (Literature & Linguistics), Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures, Theater, HistoryVendor: The Literary Dictionary Company LimitedSubscriber: CNUIncludes basic data on over 6986 people, covers over 31124 works, and lists 16492 historical and literary events. Additionally there are lists of important secondary readings, links to internet resources, as well as timelines and chronologies.
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Subscriber: VIVAIncludes: Gale Virtual Reference Library (literature related titles); Literature Resource Center - LRC; Scribner Writer Series; Twayne's Authors Series
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Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.

100 Most Popular Children's Authors by Sharon L. McElmeel
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Call Number: Online - Ebsco
ISBN: 9781563086465
100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors by Bernard A. Drew
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Call Number: Online - Ebsco
ISBN: 9781563086151
African-American Writers (ebook) by Valerie Smith, ed.
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Call Number: Online - GVRL
ISBN: 9780684806389
African-American Writers (print) by Valerie Smith (Editor)
Call Number: PS153.N5 A344 2001
ISBN: 068480638X
American Ethnic Writers by David R. Peck et al.
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Call Number: Online - GVRL
ISBN: 9780893561574
Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome by T. James Luce (Editor)
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Call Number: Online - GVRL
ISBN: 9780684165950
Children's Literature Review (Online)
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Call Number: Online
ISBN: 141444575X
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The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature by James D. Hart
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Call Number: Online - Oxford
ISBN: 9780195047714
The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature by Robert Welch (Editor)
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Call Number: Online - Oxford Reference
ISBN: 9780192800800
Contemporary Gay American Novelists by Emmanuel S. Nelson (Editor)
Call Number: PS374.H63 C66 1993
ISBN: 0313280193
A Dictionary of Writers and their Works by Christopher Riches and Michael Cox
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Call Number: Online - Oxford Reference
ISBN: 9780191782947
Latina and Latino Voices in Literature by Frances Ann Day
Call Number: PS153.H56 2003
ISBN: 0313323941
Latina and Latino Voices in Literature for Children and Teenagers by Frances Ann Day
Call Number: PS153.H56 D3 1997
ISBN: 0435072021
Modern Women Writers by Lillian S. Robinson (Compiled by, Editor)
Call Number: PN471 .M62 1996
ISBN: 0826408230
v. 1. Abouzeid to Etcheverts -- v. 2. Falcón to Lynch -- v. 3. McCarthy to Sagan -- v. 4. Sahgal to Ziyadah.
Native North American Literature by Janet Witalec, et al. (Editor)
Call Number: PS508.I5 N38 1994
ISBN: 0810398982
Biographical and Critical information on Native Writers and Orators from the United States and Canada from Historical Times to the Present
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature by M. C. Howatson (Editor)
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Call Number: Online - Oxford Reference
ISBN: 9780199548545
The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Dinah Birch (Editor); Margaret Drabble (Editor)
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Call Number: Online - Oxford Reference
ISBN: 9780192806871
Popular Nonfiction Authors for Children: A Biographical and Thematic Guide by Flora Wyatt et al
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Call Number: Online - Ebsco
ISBN: 9781563084089
Scribner Writers Online Series
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Call Number: Online - Gale Ebooks
"Bio-critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,400 important authors from around the world. Entries include concise essays, citations, and biographical information that places the author's work in personal and historical context."
Something About the Author
Call Number: PN451 .S6
ISBN: 9780810300507
"Facts and pictures about contemporary authors and illustrators of books for young people."
Twayne's Authors Series Online
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Call Number: Online - GVRL
"Twayne's is devoted to literary critical interpretation and discussion. It offers in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world, including close analysis of key works. It provides insightful and original commentary on the history and influence of literary movements."
Twentieth-Century Young Adult Writers by Laura S. Berger (Editor)
Call Number: PN1009.A1 T973 1994
ISBN: 1558622020

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