Robert Laxalt

Robert Laxalt

male
Robert Laxalt is a Basque-American writer from Nevada. "Sweet Promised Land" (1957), Robert's first and possibly best-known book, was based on the...
Terri Farley

Terri Farley

female
Well-known author Terri Farley (born May 10, 1950) lives in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains with her journalist husband, two children...
David Eddings

David Eddings

male, 78 years old
David Eddings (born July 7, 1931) is an American author who has written several best-selling series of epic fantasy novels. David Eddings' wife,...
Walter van Tilburg Clark

Walter van Tilburg Clark

male, deceased (1971)
Walter Van Tilburg Clark was a writer of short stories, poetry and novels, best known for his first novel, "The Ox-Bow Incident".
Cathy Scott

Cathy Scott

female
Cathy Scott is a true crime author and investigative journalist, born and raised in San Diego and also grew up in nearby La Mesa, California. She...
Sarah Winnemucca

Sarah Winnemucca

female, deceased (1891)
Sarah Winnemucca (born Thocmentony, Paiute: "Shell Flower") (ca. 1841 - October 17, 1891) was notable for being the first Native American woman...
Nevada Barr

Nevada Barr

female, 57 years old
Nevada Barr (born March 1,1952, Yerington, Nevada) is a mystery fiction author, known for her "Anna Pigeon" series of mysteries, set in National...
Dan Dequille

Dan Dequille

male, deceased (1898)
William Wright (1829-1898), better known by the pen name Dan DeQuille or Dan De Quille, was an American author, journalist, and humorist. He was...
Cathe Jones

Cathe Jones

45 years old
Cathe Jones, (born Cathe Boudreau Alleger in 1964) is a published author and former stand-up comedian. Mrs. Jones has also written for The...