Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and wor…
Sir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983–2015, and for the apocalyptic come…
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest, theologian, psychologist, professor, and spiritual writer whose work profoundly shaped contemporary Christian spirituality. Born in Nijkerk, the…
Rob Bell is an American author, speaker, and former pastor known for his influence on contemporary Christian thought and public discussions of spirituality. He founded Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandv…
Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author whose novels, stories, essays and poems made her one of the most widely read writers in Canadian literary history. Publishing under the name L. M. Montgomery…
Sheri Rose Shepherd is the author of the popular His Princess(tm) series. A former Mrs. America, Sheri Rose is an anointed teacher who has served as keynote speaker at Women of Virtue conferences, and…
Karel Hynek Mácha was a Czech romantic poet. His lyrical epic poem Máj (May), published in 1836 shortly before his death, was judged by his contemporaries as confusing, too individualistic, and not in…
Karel Jaromír Erben was a Czech historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection "Kytice", which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes.
Åsne Seierstad is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones—most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006.
Narodil se 19. 11. 1924 v Praze. Vystudoval obchodní akademii (maturoval v r. 1943). Od roku 1944 pracoval v továrně Avia Letňany. Zde se také zapojil do odboje. Vysokoškolského studia estetiky zanech…
Alena Mornštajnová vystudovala angličtinu a češtinu na Filozofické fakultě Ostravské univerzity. V současné době pracuje jako lektorka anglického jazyka a překladatelka. Žije ve Valašském Meziříčí. V …
Na reálném gymnáziu v Plzni maturoval v roce 1940, na medicínu však mohl nastoupit až po válce, v srpnu 1945. V Praze vystudoval teoretické předměty a v roce 1947 přestoupil na novou lékařskou fakultu…
Wm. Paul Young is a Canadian author. Young was the oldest of four. He spend the majority of his first decade with his missionary parents in the highlands of Netherlands New Guinea (West Papua), among …
Nina Špitálníková je česká koreanistka, odbornice na Korejskou lidově demokratickou republiku, aktivistka za ženská práva a také spisovatelka. Své knihy zatím směřuje právě k této ostře sledované část…
Holly Jackson was born in 1992. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a book aged fifteen.
Douglas Stuart is a NY Times bestselling author. His latest novel, John of John, published in May 2026. His work has been translated into over 40 languages. His debut novel, Shuggie Bain, is the winne…
Miroslav Hlaučo (1967) vystudoval klinickou farmacii v Bratislavě, po ní také režii na DAMU a filmovou vědu na Filozofické fakultě v Praze. Po krátkém období, ve kterém se živil uměním, pracuje už řad…
