Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)

Young Adult Author

1

Cynthia Rylant, 70

Children's Author

2

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

Novelist

3

Homer Hickam, 82

Memoirist

4

John Knowles (1926-2001)

Novelist

5

kathleen rooney, 45

Non-Fiction Author

6

Aubrey Swan, 43

Blogger

7

Linda Goodman (1925-1995)

Non-Fiction Author

8

Craig Johnson, 64

Playwright

9

Roger Price (1918-1990)

Novelist

10

Mary Lee Settle (1918-2005)

Novelist

11

Gray Barker (1925-1984)

Novelist

12