Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison

male, 71 years old
poet, novelist, Michigan State University alumni, Essayist, american literature, american author…Food writer, Michiganwriter
Jim Harrison (born December 11, 1937), is an American author known for his poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and writings about food.
Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard

male, 84 years old
Louisiana writer, writing, Wiktionary novelist, American, crime, General Motors Corporation…Michiganwriter, Crime fiction writer, Western writer, from Oakland County, Michigan, Florida writer
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (born October 11, 1925, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a popular American novelist and screenwriter.
Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom

male, 51 years old
Akiba Hebrew Academy alumni, Nightclub, singer, Columbia University, American, commentator…Michiganwriter, writer
Mitch Albom 's bestselling books remind us of what truly matters in life. Called "a beautifully written book of great clarity and wisdom," Tuesdays...
Thomas Lynch

Thomas Lynch

male
County Clare, clare, funeral home, Booking Passage We Irish and American, Brother Rice High School, undertaker…Michiganwriter
Thomas Lynch is an essayist, poet and funeral director of Lynch & Sons funeral home in Milford, Michigan. His most recent book, released this past...
Michael Moore

Michael Moore

male, 55 years old
film director, political activist, Fahrenheit 911, bowling for columbine, liberal, American…From Flint, Michigan, Michiganwriter
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954) is an Academy Award-winning American director and producer of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Bowling for...

Nancy Willard

female
University of Michigan, Hopwood Award, Poughkeepsie, Michiganwriter, From Ann Arbor, University of Michigan alumni
Nancy Willard (born June 26, 1936, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a children's author and poet. In 1982, she received the Newbery Medal for "A Visit to...
Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis

male, 56 years old
'Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, novelist, Coretta Scott King Award winner, The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, assembly line, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission…From Flint, Michigan, Michiganwriter, writer
Christopher Paul Curtis (born May 10, 1953) is an American children's author and a Newbery Medal winner who wrote the "The Watsons Go to...
Chris van Allsburg

Chris van Allsburg

male, 60 years old
rhode island school of design, University of Michigan, Michiganwriter, Children's literature, Rhode Island School of Design alumni, From Grand Rapids, Michigan…writer, children's writer
Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for...
Nelson Algren

Nelson Algren

male, deceased (1981) (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Jewish, Somebody in Boots, novelist, judaism, writer, Jewish American…Chicago writer, Michiganwriter, University of Michigan, Born in Detroit, Michigan, Walk on the Wild Side writer
Nelson Algren (March 28, 1909 - May 9, 1981) was an American writer.
Jane Kenyon

Jane Kenyon

female, deceased (1995)
University of Michigan alumni, Michiganwriter, From Ann Arbor, translation, American, From New Hampshire…B.A. from the University of Michigan, University of Michigan
Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947 - April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translator. Her work is often characterized as simple, spare, and emotionally...