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Bertha Harris

(1937-2005) Novelist. Bertha Harris was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1937 and died in New York City in 2005. She moved to New York City during the 1960s.

James Heller Levinson

Heller Levinson was born in New York State and has a degree in Philosophy from New York University and a Masters Degree in Writing from USC. He has worked as a dog trainer, a jazz drummer, a construction worker, and for many years made a living as a textile salesman. He has published in over … Continued

Donald Barthelme

(1931-1989) Novelist and short fiction writer. Donald Barthelme was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1931 and died in Houston, Texas in 1989. He was the author of many short stories and novels.

Carol Wierzbicki

Carol Wierzbicki has run poetry readings at ABC No Rio and elsewhere in New York City. Her publication credits include Long Shot, Public Illumination, and Evergreen Review. She belongs to the Unbearables, and is one of the editors of the Unbearables anthology, The Worst Book I Ever Read (Autonomedia, 2009). She edited and self-published Stories … Continued

John Kenneth Galbraith

(1908-2006) Author. John Kenneth Galbraith was born in Iona Station, Ontario, Canada, in 1908 and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2006.

Oriana Fallaci

(1929-2006) Journalist. Oriana Fallaci was born in Florence, Italy in 1929, and died in Florence, Italy in 2006. She lived the later years of her life in New York City. She lectured at Columbia University.

Heidi W Durrow

Heidi W. Durrow, a graduate of Stanford University, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and Yale Law School, is a fiction writer and public speaker. Heidi’s writing focuses on issues of multiracial and multicultural identity. She is the recipient of a Fellowship in Fiction from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and a Creative … Continued

Dame Muriel Spark

(1918-2006) Poet, writer. Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1918, and died in Florence, Italy in 2006. She lived in New York City for many years.

Elena Alexander

ELENA ALEXANDER is a writer and poet. Ms. Alexander’s book, Footnotes: Six Choreographers Inscribe the Page, published by Gordon + Breach, will have a reading/performance at The Kitchen on Tuesday, October 20, 1998, at 8 PM. Her work has appeared in the following anthologies: Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets CafĂ© (Henry Holt & Co.), … Continued