Frances Parkinson Keyes (21 July, 1885 – 3 July, 1970) was a novelist who wrote about her life as the wife of a U.S. Senator.

Anatole France (16 April, 1844 – 12 October, 1924) was a poet, journalist, bibliophile and a Nobel Prize in Literature winning novelist from France.

A travel book and guide to Italy, a country which they both love. Ms. Mayes is a renowned writer of such books as Under the Tuscan Sun and other bestsellers

Anatole France (16 April, 1844 – 12 October, 1924) was a poet, journalist, bibliophile and a Nobel Prize in Literature winning novelist from France.

The author touches on Confucian and Daoist writings, famous novels, poetry, historic manuals, gardening and manual labor.

When a writer sets out to tell the story of an event or short period of their lives they are not always aware of the inherent dangers of doing so. Celebrities who decide to put pen to paper, for all sorts of motivations, can get away with ‘telling it like it is’ to a greater degree than the rest of us. For me, telling the truth (from my perspective) was always going to be a bit uncomfortable, but I didn’t realise the true dangers until the eleventh hour.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca (17 January, 1600 – 25 May, 1681) was a Spanish poet and writer. He is one of the premier poets of Spain’s Golden Age

Joyce Kilmer (6 December, 1886 – 30 July, 1918) was a prolific American poet who is known for celebrating nature, famous for his poem Trees

José Maria de Heredia (22 November, 1842 – 3 October, 1905) was a poet, born in Cuba, exiled in France, known for his masterful sonnets.

Georg Philipp Harsdörffer (1 November, 1607 – 17 September, 1658) was a German poet and translator from the Baroque period.