50 Favorite Authors Mosaic

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

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