Theodore H. White was a historian and journalist known for his reporting from China during World War II, as well as the series Making of the President

Wallace Stevens (2 October, 1879 – 2 August, 1955) was an American poet and an insurance executive.

Dark Territory The Secret History of Cyber War by Fred Kaplan is a non-fiction book dealing with new form of warfare which might sound bombastic but is readable

Upton Sinclair (20 September, 1878 – 25 November, 1968) was an American writer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, who published books in several genres.

In 1936 Mr. Stevens broke his hand while punching the jaw of one Ernest Hemingway.

William Faulkner (25 September, 1897 – 6 July, 1962) was an American writer of plays, short stories, essays, screenplays and novels.

Edith Wharton (24 January, 1862 – 11 August, 1937) was an award winning American writer and designer.

Anne Tyler (25 October, 1941) is an award winning American novelist, born in Minneapolis, MN.

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).