Gunnar Colbjørnsen Aakvaag Asbjørn Aarseth H. Porter Abbott Henry Abelove Chris Abouzeid Peter Abrahams David Abram M. H. Abrams ACKER Kathy Acker Peter Ackroyd Gilbert Adair Andrew Adamatzky Carol Adams Douglas Adams Richard Adams Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Margot Adler Aeschylus Sara Ahmed George A. Akerlof Stacy Alaimo Edward Albee Mitch Albom Dag Album Louisa May Alcott Naomi Alderman Lauren Aletta Lloyd Alexander Dante Alighieri Jane Alison Isabel Allende Graham Allen Adam Alter Suroosh Alvi Hans Christian Andersen Douglas Anderson Gillian Anderson Laurie Halse Anderson M. T. Anderson R. J. Anderson Mari Andrew Melissa Anelli Maya Angelou Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Shōichi Aoki Philip Ardagh Paul Arden Hannah Arendt Aristofanes Lucie Armitt Kelley Armstrong Antonin Artaud Jay Asher Isaac Asimov Reza Aslan Hannah Lillith Assadi Kevyn Aucoin Erich Auerbach Jane Austen Paul Auster Eve Babitz Chris Bachalo Richard Bach Paolo Bacigalupi David M. Bader Will Christopher Baer Chris Baldick Michael Bamberger Ann Bannon Albert-László Barabási Lauren Baratz-Logsted Leigh Bardugo Clive Barker Pat Barker Barry Barnes Jennifer Lynn Barnes Lisa Feldman Barrett W. R. J. Barron John D. Barrow Max Barry Peter Barry Roland Barthes Christopher Barzak Julia Baskin William M. Bass Georges Bataille Walter Jackson Bate Charles Baudelaire Jean Baudrillard Zygmunt Bauman Laura Baumbach Jennifer Baumgardner Peter S. Beagle Mary Beard Elizabeth Bear Paul Beatty Ned Beauman Simone de Beauvoir Alison Bechdel Galen Beckett Samuel Beckett William Beckford Claus Beck-Nielsen James Bednarz Alex Bell Dodie Bellamy Daniel Bell Andrew Bennett Carol Berg Peter L. Berger Steve Berman Richard J. Bernstein Liz Berry Ambrose Bierce Jane Billinghurst Matthew Bishop Nina Björk Simon Blackburn Holly Black Sharon Blackie Nicole Blackman William Blake Harry Blamires Francesca Lia Block Harold Bloom Paul Bloom Jennifer Blowdryer Stephen Booth Wayne C. Booth Jorge Luis Borges Marisa Bortolussi James Boswell Katy Bowman Anne Boyer Paul S. Boyer Ray Bradbury A. C. Bradley James Bradley Marion Zimmer Bradley Serge Bramley Cyndi Brannen Libba Bray Herbie Brennan Sarah Rees Brennan André Breton Peter V. Brett Poppy Z. Brite Brom Charlotte Brontë Emily Brontë Frederick P. Brooks Max Brooks Peter Brooks Allie Brosh N. M. Browne Matthew David Brozik Steven Brust Erik Brynjolfsson Bill Bryson Mark Buchanan Antony Bugg-Levine Brian Buirge Flavia Bujor Charles Bukowski Thomas Bulfinch Mikhail Bulgakov Emma Bull Julie Burchill Anthony Burgess Melvin Burgess Frances Hodgson Burnett Augusten Burroughs William S. Burroughs Tim Burton Judith Butler Marilyn Butler Per Buvik A. S. Byatt Laurie Cabot Meg Cabot Pat Cadigan Deb Caletti Julia Cameron Hayley Campbell Joseph Campbell Ross Campbell Sophie Campbell Albert Camus Ronald Everett Capps Fritjof Capra Tom Cardamone Orson Scott Card Jacqueline Carey Mike Carey Marvin Carlson Lewis Carroll Mary J. Carruthers Anne Carson Ally Carter Angela Carter Nancy Cartwright Raymond Carver Kristin Cashore Cecil Castellucci Clint Catalyst Martin Cate Nick Cave Louis-Ferdinand Céline Sarah Jane Cervenak David Cesarani Michael Chabon Mark Chadbourn William Henry Chafe Geoffrey Chaucer Stephen Chbosky Simon Cheshire Franny Choi Noam Chomsky Jason Chongue Alexa Chung Hélène Cixous Cassandra Clare Susanna Clarke Craig Clevenger Emma Cline Ernest Cline Sally Cline Jean Cocteau Paulo Coelho J. M. Coetzee Iris Martin Cohen Leonard Cohen Rachel Cohn Susane Colasanti Eoin Colfer Suzanne Collins Image Comics William Congreve Conrad Lauren Conrad D. J. Conway Susan Cooper Susan Cooper Trudy Cooper D. M. Cornish Douglas Coupland Molly Crabapple Elizabeth Craft Sharon Creech Andrea Cremer Anna-Marie Crowhurst Aleister Crowley John Crowley Vivianne Crowley Chris Crutcher Arthur Dela Cruz Macaulay Culkin Jonathan D. Culler Scott Cunningham Kelly Cutrone Roald Dahl Robert Dahl Antonio R. Damasio Mark Z. Danielewski Lewis Dartnell Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling Mo Daviau Gustav Davidson Guy Davis Richard Dawkins Amber Dawn Pamela Dean Aliette de Bodard Guy Debord Kelly Sue DeConnick Camilla D'Errico Jacques Derrida Sarah Dessen Jared Diamond Charles Dickens Matthew T. Dickerson Roman Dirge Cory Doctorow Tom Dolby John Donne Rebecca Donner Gustave Doré Doug Dorst Fyodor Dostoyevsky Caitlin Doughty Tom Downs Zoran Drvenkar Siegel D Kathleen Duey Andy Duncan Hal Duncan George A. Dunn Katherine Dunn Rob Dunn Lord Dunsany Marguerite Duras Emile Durkheim Sarah Beth Durst Maya Dusenbery Terry Eagleton Brian Easlea David Eddings David and Leigh Eddings Leigh Eddings Jim Edgar Laurie Edwards Jennifer Egan Dave Eggers Barbara Ehrenreich Eugene H. Ehrlich Mircéa Eliade George Eliot T. S. Eliot Stephen Elliott Bret Easton Ellis Warren Ellis Mary Ellmann Tracey Emin Carol Emshwiller Eve Ensler Camilla D' Errico Clarissa Pinkola Estés Euripides Chelsea Fairless James Fallon Susan Faludi Nancy Farmer William Faulkner Christa Faust Shoshana Felman Rita Felski Elena Ferrante Timothy Ferriss Richard P. Feynman Jasper Fforde Helen Fielding Jessica Fink Joseph Fink William Finnegan Stanley Fish F. Scott Fitzgerald Becca Fitzpatrick Gustave Flaubert Tom Fletcher Lynn Flewelling Miguel Flores-Vianna Monika Fludernik Jeffrey Ford Gayle Forman Emelie Forsberg E. M. Forster Hal Foster Thomas C. Foster Michel Foucault John Fowles Kate Fox Marie France Robert H. Frank Thomas Frank Frank Wynne (translator) Virginie Despentes (author) Jonathan Franzen James George Frazer Estelle Freedman Elizabeth Fremantle Sigmund Freud Jason Fried C. Friedman Thomas L. Friedman Esther Friesner Bill Friskics-Warren Ivar Frønes Erich Fromm Gregory Frost Northrop Frye Cornelia Funke Jostein Gaarder Hans-Georg Gadamer Neil Gaiman Shaun Gallagher Angela Garbes Nancy Garden Howard Gardner Alan Garner Charles Gatewood Peter Gay Roxane Gay Gérard Genette Demetra George Jane Rockett and Lucy St George Dorothy Van Ghent William Gibson Daniel Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert Sandra M. Gilbert Dan Gillmor Susan Jane Gilman Ché Gilson Allen Ginsberg Paolo Giordano Malcolm Gladwell James Gleick Debi Gliori Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Nikolai Gogol K. L. Going Christopher Golden William Golding Nan Goldin William Goldman Michelle Cruz Gonzales Terry Goodkind Karen Elizabeth Gordon Lyndall Gordon B. T. Gottfred Stephen Jay Gould Marlee Grace David Graeber Kenneth Grahame John Granger Adam Grant Linda Grant Robert Graves Stephen Greenblatt Robert Greene John Green Sarah Greenough Germaine Greer Daryl Gregory Peter Grey Sasha Grey Susan Griffin Dave Grossman Michael Gross George Grossmith Elizabeth Grosz Daniel Grotta Jan Grue Mara Grunbaum Richard Grusin Ursula K. Le Guin Geir Gulliksen Jennifer Gunter Jon Haarberg Pat Hackett Mark Haddon Anike Hage Erik Bjerck Hagen Thomas Hager Jonathan Haidt Jesse Hajicek Benjamin Hale Ginn Hale Elizabeth Hand Jenny Han Jan-Erik Ebbestad Hansen Umair Haque Yuval Noah Harari Donna J. Haraway Frances Hardinge Lucie McKnight Hardy Tim Harford Nick Harkaway Jacqueline Harpman Dita Von Teese (foreword) Cora Harrington Michael Harris Kathryn Harrison M. John Harrison Shirley Harrison Sam Harris Brent Hartinger Graham Harvey Karen Havelin Stephen Hawking David R. Hawkins Laura Hawk Nathaniel Hawthorne William Hazlitt Karen Healey Andrew Joseph; Potter Heath Martin Heidegger John Heil Robert A. Heinlein Frode Helland Joseph Heller Amy Hempel C. J. Henderson David Herman Sera Hersham-loftus Seymour M. Hersh Gabriela Herstik Georgette Heyer Candida Höfer F.E. Higgins Joe Hill Caroline Hirons Edward Hirsch Marwan Hisham Christopher Hitchens Robin Hobb Nina Kiriki Hoffman Linda Hogan Homer Marya Hornbacher Roger J. Horne Will Horowitz Rantz A. Hoseley Norman Housley Simmone Howell Barry Hughart John Hughes Sali Hughes Victor Hugo Zora Neale Hurston Siri Hustvedt Ronald Hutton Joris-Karl Huysmans Lewis Hyde Carlton Mellick III Fez Inkwright Kazuo Ishiguro Irene Iversen Ida Sofie Søland Jackson Daniel James James St. James Fredric Jameson Christian Janss Tove Jansson Henry Jenkins Reverend Jen Lisa Jervis K. W. Jeter Eun-Ha Jo Ronnie Johanson Jeremy Robert Johnson Maureen Johnson Steven Johnson Cleolinda Jones Diana Wynne Jones Gwyneth Jones Gwyneth A. Jones Jaida Jones Danielle Jaida/ Bennett Jones Peter Jones Erica Jong Robert Jordan Kílian Jornet Burgada Igor Josifovic Graham Joyce Scott Jurek Richard Kadrey Franz Kafka Amber K Satoru Kannagi Marcelle Karp Linda S. Kauffman Amie Kaufman Guy Kawasaki Guy Gavriel Kay Susanna Kaysen Maki Kazumi John Keats Kelden Joseph F. Kelly Margery Kempe Kody Keplinger Jack Kerouac Russ Kick Caitlín R. Kiernan Nancy Kilpatrick Jamie Kilstein Stephen King Lorraine Kirke Taisia Kitaiskaia Thug Kitchen Atle Kittang Amber Kizer Annette Curtis Klause Alexandra Kleeman Naomi Klein Leslie S. Klinger Chuck Klosterman Steve Kluger James Kochalka Eduardo Kohn Dean Koontz Ya-seong Ko Simo Køppe Kim Krans Chris Kraus Lawrence M. 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Lovejoy James Lovelock Pearl Lowe James Loxley David Lubar Niklas Luhmann Adam Lyal Barry Lyga Mark Lynas Scott Lynch George MacDonald Helen Macdonald Robert Macfarlane Niccolò Machiavelli Carolyn Mackler Michael Macrone Bennett Madison Philip Maffetone Victoria Magrath Saba Mahmood M. M. Mahood Margaret Mahy Terese Marie Mailhot Chris Malone Thomas Malory Mathias Malzieu Nick Mamatas Kate Manne Sally Mann Thomas Mann William Maple Greil Marcus Isaac Marion Christopher Marlowe Gabriel García Márquez Melissa Marr Yann Martel Courtney E. Martin George R. R. Martin Roger L. Martin T. Michael Martin David Marusek Karl Marx Cherie Mason Matt Mason Trista Mateer Sanami Matoh W. Somerset Maugham D.T. Max Charles E. May Simon May Mariana Mazzucato Kathleen McAuliffe Joe McCabe Megan McCafferty Michelle Roehm McCann Cormac McCarthy Carson McCullers Ian McEwan Mcguire Seanan McGuire Dave McKean Bill McKibben Patricia A. McKillip Robin McKinley Helen McNeil Legs McNeil McSweeney's Arne Melberg Christina Meldrum Daniel Mendelsohn Farah Mendlesohn Kerry-anne Mendoza Joe Meno Carolyn Merchant Jed Mercurio László Mérő Kai Meyer Stephenie Meyer Thomas Middleton Mary Midgley China Miéville Sveinung Mikkelsen Liz Miles Rosalind Miles Martin Millar Alice Miller Arthur Miller Frank Miller Kirsten Miller Laura Miller Lucasta Miller Madeline Miller Nancy K. Miller John Milton Hope Mirrlees David Mitchell Sharon Moalem Arnold H. Modell Toril Moi Molière George Monbiot Sarah Monette Michel de Montaigne L. M. Montgomery Rick Moody Michael Moorcock Alan Moore Jason W. Moore Caitlin Moran Erin Morgenstern Toni Morrison Paula Morris James Morrow Timothy Morton George L. Mosse Randall Munroe Haruki Murakami Iris Murdoch Linnéa Myhre Vladimir Nabokov Ted Naifeh Joseph Needham Alexander Nehamas Susan Neiman Maggie Nelson Patrick Ness Grethe Nestor Anna Newton William Nicholson Friedrich Nietzsche Jennifer Niven Garth Nix Linda Nochlin Alyson Noël Tore Nordenstam Abby Norman Don Norman Naomi Novik Deborah Noyes Martha C. Nussbaum The Oatmeal Aaron Oberon Alexis Ohanian Jamie Oliver Lauren Oliver Mary Oliver Bernt Olsson Susie Orbach George Orwell Dag Østerberg Ovid Frank Owen Nick Page Dru Pagliassotti Thomas Paine Chuck Palahniuk Amanda Palmer Dexter Palmer Susan Palwick Christopher Paolini Victor Papanek Andrew Parker Dorothy Parker Paul Park Stella Parks Diana L. Paxson Octavio Paz Mervyn Peake Mary E. Pearson M. Peckham Willy Pedersen Mark Penn Laurie Penny Stephanie Perkins Charles Perrault Diana Peterfreund Julie Anne Peters Jordan B. Peterson Shawn M. Peters Tove Pettersen Liza Picard Tom Piccirilli Meredith Ann Pierce Dbc Pierre Steven Pinker Susan Pinker Harold Pinter Robert M. Pirsig Christine de Pizan Philip Plait Sylvia Plath Plato Kenneth Plummer Edgar Allan Poe Renato Poggioli Ted Polhemus Michael Pollan Alexander Pope Elizabeth Marie Pope Maria Popova Roy Porter Frank Portman Michael Powell Terry Pratchett Richard David Precht Paul B. Preciado Simon Price Cherie Priest Elizabeth Prioleau Vladimir Propp Philip Pullman Nancy Qualls-Corbett David Quammen Alissa Quart Arthur Quiller-Couch Zoë Quinn Jean Racine Cat Rambo Jacques Rancière Ayn Rand Shobha Rao Stephen Rauch Charles Rearick Philip Reeve Jesse Reklaw Bettina Rheims Jean Rhys Anne Rice Philip Rice Adrienne Rich I. A. Richards Jake Richards Samuel Richardson Donald Richie Chris Riddell Matt Ridley Denise Riley Arthur Rimbaud Adam Roberts Gregory David Roberts Justina Robson Maria Rodale Lesley J. 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