Author biography finder
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Author Biographies, Author Interviews and Links to Author Websites
Rachel Lyon
Rachel Lyon discusses her novel, Fruit of the Dead, in an interview with Ashley Rubell for Write or Die Magazine.
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Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
A conversation with Olivia Wolfgang-Smith, author of GLASSWORKS
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Samantha Harvey
In an interview with the Booker Prize committee the author of Orbital, winner of the Booker Prize 2024, on writing about space with the care of a nature writer, and the book that made her want to be a novelist
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Afabwaje Kurian
Author Afabwaje Kurian talks to Paul Harding about her novel Before the Mango Ripens.
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Ananda Lima
In the letter to her readers, the author speaks to why she wrote Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil.
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Zoë Schlanger
A Q&A with author Zoë Schlanger about her book The Light Eaters, and the research that went into writing it.
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Finding Biographical Information on Authors
Information about the life of a literary author can be enormously helpful in providing you with insight into the writing of the author. Also, it is often a good way to gain information about the historical time period in which the author lived.
Dictionary of Literary Biography
This set of reference books is often the most efficient place to find a scholarly biography of a literary author. It provides in-depth information on the life of each author, including information that helps you connect the author's life and writings.
D. H. Hill Jr. Reference Collection PN451 .D54 (Learning Commons)
-- Note: To find a particular author, use look in the Cumulative Index at the end of the last volume of the set
Literature Resource Center
Search for author's name. Then limit to Biographies under Content Types
Literary Reference Center Plus
Search for author's name. Then click on 'Biography' tab.
Finding Books About Your Author
Use the NC State University Libraries Catalog to find books about the life of your author. Here's a sample search - click for demo.
1) Type Eudora Welty in Search for words: (Anywhere) box
2) Look at the Refine Your Search box on the left, and find the Genre section. Click on Biography
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