Moody, R. (2019). The pain, hidden in plain sight, of John Cheever's darkest work. LitHub. https://lithub.com/the-pain-hidden-in-plain-sight-of-john-cheevers-darkest-work/
The Stories of John Cheever by 
William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize–winning novelist who wrote challenging prose and created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. He is best known for such novels as 'The Sound and the Fury' and 'As I Lay Dying.'
William Faulkner by 
Oates, Joyce Carol. "Joyce Carol Oates interviews herself".The Washington Post. September 13, 2013.
The prolific Joyce Carol Oates is an acclaimed writer known for novels like 'A Garden of Earthly Delights,' 'The Falls' and 'Them,' which won the National Book Award.
'Guy de Maupassant the realist saw the mean-minded pettiness of men, the civil servants and peasants with hearts as dried as peas.’ Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
Chung, Nicole. Amy Tan on Writing and the Secrets of Her Past. Shondaland. October 16, 2017.
Amy Tan is a Chinese American novelist who wrote the New York Times-bestselling novel 'The Joy Luck Club.'
The Joy Luck Club by 
Dwyer, Liz. "Our Eyes Are Watching Zora". Shondaland. January 7, 2019.
Zora Neale Hurston became a fixture of New York City's Harlem Renaissance, due to her novels like Their Eyes Were Watching God and shorter works like "Sweat." She was also an outstanding folklorist and anthropologist who recorded cultural history, as illustrated by her Mules and Men. Hurston died in poverty in 1960, before a revival of interest led to posthumous recognition of her accomplishments.
Zora Neale Hurston by 
Parker, James. "The Passion of Flannery O'Connor". The Atlantic. November 2013.
Flannery O'Connor is considered one of the best short story authors of the 20th century. She wrote about religious themes and southern life.
Spanier, S. (2018). The vulnerable private writings of Ernest Hemingway. LitHub. https://lithub.com/the-vulnerable-private-writings-of-ernest-hemingway/
Hemingway's Spain by 
Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. 3a49672)
The Yellow Wallpaper by 
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Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" is one of the most famous poems ever written. His dark writings of short stories and detective fiction, coupled with his mysterious death, has made him one of the most famous macabre figures in history. Poe was orphaned as a child and died at age 40 from unknown causes.
The New Novel, 1877, watercolor on paper by American artist Winslow Homer (1836–1910). Wikimedia Commons.
Short-story writer and novelist Kate Chopin was born on February 8, 1850, in St. Louis, Missouri. She began to write after her husband's death. Chopin wrote over 100 short stories, including "Désirée's Baby" and "Madame Celestin's Divorce." The Awakening (1899), a realistic novel about the sexual and artistic awakening of a young mother who abandons her family, was initially condemned for its sexual frankness but was later acclaimed. Chopin died in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 22, 1904.
The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Tim O’Brien recited poetry to himself to get through the war.
