Maya Angelou
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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. -Maya Angelou
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Sylvia Plath
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Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call. -Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath
Read MoreMichelle McNamara
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Like most true crime fanatics, Michelle McNamara's obsession started with a local murder. Michelle was 14 when a local woman's body was found in an alley near her childhood home. When Michelle picked up the shards of Kathleen Lombardo's Walkman it was the beginning of a lifelong journey to document crimes. But not even she could imagined the effect she would have had on one of the most notorious crime sprees in California history.
Read MoreAndrzej Sapkowski
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Born two years after the end of World War II, Andrzej Sapowski was born in Łódź, Poland. Although not much has been written about his childhood, growing up in Poland during the 1950s had a significant influence on his writing. Sapkowski stated in an interview that the strong women featured in his writing are based on women he saw in his community.
Read MoreJane Austen
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Austen is a precursor of the modern novel. She explored everyday domestic situations and characters unlike her contemporaries who focused on extraordinary characters and circumstances. Her novels follow a bildungsroman format, with her heroines coming into their own as they navigate society, expectations, and love. Read more about her life.
Read MoreZelda Fitzgerald
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Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was born in Montgomery, Alabama to Minerva Buckner "Minnie" Machen and Anthony Dickinson Sayre, a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Zelda was the youngest of six children, and spoiled by her mother while her father was strict and remote. Zelda belonged to a prestigious Southern family, made up of US and State Senators as well as prominent members of Montgomery society.
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