Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
1
John Kennedy Toole (1937-1969)
2
Anne Rice (1941-2021)
3
Michael Lewis, 64
4
James Dobson, 89
Self-Help Author
5
Grace Valentine, 29
Blogger
6
Joy the Baker, 44
7
Grace Elizabeth King (1852-1932)
Non-Fiction Author
8
Elmore Leonard (1925-2013)
9
Karey Kirkpatrick, 60
Screenwriter
10
Matt Armato, 34
11
Thy Nguyen, 34
12
Blayne Weaver, 49
13
Cleo Wade, 35
Poet
14
Karen Parker, 58
15
Walter Isaacson, 73
16
William Jay Smith (1918-2015)
17
Dr. Brittney J. Fusilier, 35
18
Samantha Macabre, 44
19
Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)
Playwright
20
Clint Smith, 36
21
Poppy Z. Brite, 58
22
Angelle Marix, 46
23
Erin La Rosa, 40
24
Born in Louisiana
Most Popular Authors
Ernest J. Gaines (1933-2019)
25
Nic Pizzolatto, 49
26
Jennifer Weiner, 55
27
Bob Kaufman (1925-1986)
28
Arna Bontemps (1902-1973)
29
Yusef Komunyakaa, 84
30
James Wilcox, 76
31
Jerry Pournelle (1933-2017)
32
Robert Crais, 72
33
McKenna Trahan, 38
34
Edward Paramore Jr. (1895-1956)
35
Kelly Cherry, 84
36
Dorothy Annpurser, 64
37
Valerie Woerner, 40
38
Anatole Paul Broyard (1920-1990)
39
Victor Marx, 59
Religious Author
40
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