(1929-2007) Writer, playwright, novelist. Ira Levin was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1929 and died in Manhattan, New York, in 2007. Levin studied at the Horace Mann School in the Bronx, New York, and at New York University in Manhattan, New York.
(1911-1968) Novelist, mystery writer. Ed Lacy (Leonard “Len” S. Zinberg) lived in Manhattan, New York.
(1892-1962) Novelist and historian. Harold Albert Lamb was born in Alpine, New Jersey, and died in Rochester, New York. He was a graduate of Columbia University.
(1892-1957) Writer, illustrator. Robert Lawson was born in New York City and attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. He was well known for writing and illustrating children’s books.
(1882-1955) Novelist. Ludwig Lewisohn attended Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.
(1822-1854) Novelist. George Lippard lived in Rhinebeck, New York and attended the Classical Academy.
(1901-1994) Novelist. Frank Belknap Long was born in New York City in 1901 and grew up in Manhattan, New York.
(1888-1981) Novelist. Anita Loos was born in Sisson, California in 1888 and died in New York City in 1981. She and her husband, John Emerson, lived in New York for a period of time.
(1890-1937) Novelist. H. P. Lovecraft was a writer of novels and short stories of horror, science fiction and fantasy. He lived in Brooklyn, New York.
(1927-2001) Novelist. Robert Ludlum was the author of several spy novels. He was born in New York City.