50 Favorite Authors Mosaic

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

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