Jim Butcher Jim Butcher is an American author best known for his fantasy and urban fantasy novels, particularly the Dresden Files series featuring the wizard and private investigator Harry Dresden. Born on October 26, 1971, in Independence, Missouri, Butcher developed a passion for storytelling and writing at an early age.
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Herman Melville - American Novelist, Poet 1819-1891 Herman Melville Herman Melville was borm in New York on August 1, 1819, two months after Walt Whitman. His father, Allan, was a Boston merchant who had moved to the big city to see if he could improve his fortunes. Unfortunately, this was
Jerry Pinkney - American Illustrator and writer of children's books 1939- Jerry Pinkney Jerry Pinkney, American illustrator, b. 1939. Born in Philadelphia, Jerry Pinkney drew constantly and was recognized as a talented child in school. His parents encouraged him to pursue his talent. As a boy of about twelve, he
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Ray Bradbury - American Author & Screenwriter 1920-2012 Ray Bradbury Though he has never learned to drive a car and will not fly (in airplanes), Ray Douglas Bradbury has been rocketing in and out of the far corners of interstellar space with the greatest of ease since boyhood. Born in