50 Favorite Authors Mosaic

A visual celebration of the great writers of the 20th Century.

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Ernest Gaines
Ernest Gaines
 Alice Walker
Alice Walker
 Marita Golden
Marita Golden
 Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
 Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzant
 Alex Haley
Alex Haley
 Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
 Bebe Moore Campbell
Bebe Moore Campbell
 John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman
 Valerie Wilson Wesley
Valerie Wilson Wesley
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bell hooks
 Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
 Richard Wright
Richard Wright
 Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan
 Gayl Jones
Gayl Jones
 Beverly Jenkins
Beverly Jenkins
 Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
 Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid
 Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat
 Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison
 Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
 Cornel West
Cornel West
 A.J. Verdelle
A.J. Verdelle
 Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
 Gloria Naylor
Gloria Naylor
 Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez
 August Wilson
August Wilson
 Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley
 April Sinclair
April Sinclair
 Ann Petry
Ann Petry
 Connie Briscoe
Connie Briscoe
 J. California Cooper
J. California Cooper
 Anita Bunkley
Anita Bunkley
 Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
 James Baldwin
James Baldwin
 Albert French
Albert French
 Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due
 Dorothy West
Dorothy West
 Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler
 Chester Himes
Chester Himes
 Lolita Files
Lolita Files
 Virginia DeBerry
Virginia DeBerry
 Tina McElroy Ansa
Tina McElroy Ansa
 Diane Mckinney-Whetstone
Diane Mckinney-Whetstone
 Eric Jerome Dickey
Eric Jerome Dickey
 Sheneska Jackson
Sheneska Jackson
 Rosalyn McMillan
Rosalyn McMillan
 Maryse Conde
Maryse Conde
 Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
 E. Lynn Harris
E. Lynn Harris