Geraldine Brooks is an Australian-American journalist and novelist.

Born in 1960, **Kristin Hannah** has become one of America's most beloved contemporary novelists, captivating millions of readers with her emotionally powerful storytelling.

Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician..

Born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899, **Ernest Hemingway** became one of America's most celebrated and influential writers, transforming both literature and the public's perception of what it meant to be an author.

John Fante was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Lisa Wingate is an American writer..