Local Authors – Forbes Library Skip to Content Local authors and illustrators in western Mass. libraries. Children’s authors are in blue. Janet Aalfs Unmi Abkin John Allen Anna Alter Edgar C. Alward Louise Appell Margot Apple Christian Appy Micha Archer Epi Arias Emily Arsenault Jeannine Atkins James M. Ault Jr. Joan Axelrod-Contrada Julianna Baggott Katharine Gratwick Baker Jim Ballard Robert W. Barker Elan Barnehama Lexie Barnes Matthew M. Bartlett Mira Bartok Elizabeth Bear Jim Bell Sally Bellerose Christopher Benfey Eric Bennett Dick Bentley Deborah Bernhardt Jedediah Berry Lynne Bertrand eanne Birdsall Holly Black Madeleine Blais Melinda Blau Andrew D. Blechman Rita Bleiman Shira Block Sanford Bloomberg Roy Blount Jr. Nicole Blum Christopher Boucher Annie Boutelle John Bowman Jan Brett Kathryn Brown Preston M. Browning David Brule Richard Brunswick Jane Buchanan Serena Burdick Augusten Burroughs Rob Buyea James Francis Cahillane Tony Cape Eric Carle Elizabeth Pendergast Carlisle Nancy Carpenter Jonathan Carr Leslie Cerier Kari Chapin Thérèse Soukar Chehade Michael Chesworth Cassandra Clare Gail Cleare Maryann Cocca-Leffler Judy Cohen Lewis M. Cohen George Howe Colt Sheila Connolly Fred Contrada Deanna F. Cook Cornelia Cornelissen Bill Cosby David Costello Mary Cowhey Trish Crapo Anne Crompton Samuel Willard Crompton John Crowley Mike Curato Dean Cycon Daniel J. Czitrom Nina Dabek Kenneth Danford Lawrence David Marguerite Davol Mary V. Dearborn Diane De Groat Lionel Delevingne Corinne Demas Walter Denny Blanche Derby Charles Derby Fred DeVecca Jonathan Diamond Tony DiTerlizzi Keshawn Dodds Emmanuel Dongala Lawrence Douglas Margot Douaihy Sarah Dreher Amy Dryansky William G. Duffy Thomas Dumm Susanne Dunlap David Anthony Durham Jane Dyer Carol Edelstein Joseph J. Ellis Martin Espada Anne Fadiman Howard Faerstein Ellen F. Feld R. Todd Felton Diane Gilliam Fisher Bob Flaherty Lisa Aronson Fontes Judith Frank Elliot Fratkin Jan Frazier Daisy Fried D. Dina Friedman Howard Friel Saloma Miller Furlong Samuel C. Gaskin Carole O’Malley Gaunt Daniel L. Genovese Alexander George Mordicai Gerstein Anthony Giardina Jack Gilbert David Gillham Barbara Diamond Goldin Joshua S. Goldstein Robin Goldstein Chris Gonzalez Kevin Goodan Amy Gordon D. M. Gordon Kim Gordon Noah Gordon Tzivia Gover Caroline L. Grinnell Rebecca Guay Adam Gudeon Patty Guilmette Mister G (Ben Gundersheimer) Andrea Hairston Cathi Hanauer Dan Harper Jonathan Harr Susan Yard Harris Kathy Harrison Betsy Hartmann Siegfried Haug Brooke Hauser Mary Lou Heiss Jillian Hensley Frank Heston Edward J. Hines Holly Hobbie Noy Holland Paul Hollander Kris Holloway Ellen Evert Hopman David Horgan Jim Hornickel Shel Horowitz Debra Jo Immergut Karen Jasper Celia Jeffries Jane McPhetres Johnson Martha Johnson Daniel Jones Joanne Silver Jones Maureen Buchanan Jones Tom Juravich Norton Juster Steve Kanji Ruhl Kaolin Jim Kaplan Robin Karson John Katzenbach Fay Campbell Kaynor Susan Kelly William Kenefick David Kherdian Tracy Kidder Ben Kimball Roger King Anna Kirwan Michael Klare Rodney Kleber Peter Kobel Joann Kobin Jackie French Koller Mary A. Koncel Zane Kotker Donald Kroodsma Jarrett J. Krosoczka Jennifer Kujawski Ron Kujawski Michelle D. Kwasney Marisa Labozzetta Ellen LaFleche Peter Laird Aaron Lansky Andrew Larkin Lê Thi Diem Thúy Brad Leithauser Julius Lester Susan Levin Patricia Lee Lewis Lisa Lieberman Grace Lin Kelly Link Joan Livingston Margaret Glynne Lloyd Margaret Lobenstine Laurie Loisel Daniel Lombardo David Lovelace Natasha Lowe Janet MacFadyen Jeff Mack John MacLachlan Patricia MacLachlan Lorraine Mangione Charles C. Mann Joe Manning David L. Marcus Lynn Margulis John Marks Bob Marstall Robert McClung Christian McEwan Cammie McGovern Robert T. McMaster Ellen Meeropol Robert Meeropol Edie Meidav Amy Meltzer Roland Merullo Gary Metras Chester Michalik Sam Michel Richard Michelson David Milgrim Dusty Miller Michael Miller Naomi Miller Lauren Mills Teddy Milne Tom Monte Linda McCullough Moore Thurston Moore William James Moore Naila Moreira Melissa Morgan-Oakes Barbara Feldman Morse Barry Moser Cara Moser Michel Moushabeck Sabina Murray Burleigh Mutén Emily Neuburger Bill Newman Catherine Newman Lesléa Newman Kristin Nicholas Peggy O’Brien Bill O’Connell Howard Odentz Kevin O’Hara Karen Osborn Eliza Osborne Dori Ostermiller Ruth Ozeki Yarrow Paisley Paula Panich Lisa Papademetriou Nina Payne Joseph Perez Nancy Pick Orville Pierson Thomas F. Plaut Michael Ponsor Paul Andrew Powell Vijay Prashad Hilary Price Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor Jack Randall Robert Rayevsky Robert Redick Catherine Reid Frederick Reiken Jendi Reiter John D. Riley Pam Robbins John Elder Robison Paul Rocheleau Linda Roghaar Gary Roodman Ronald Rosbottom Ed Roseman Jeff Rosen Shelley Rotner Sheron Rupp Greg Ruth Dorion Sagan Ruth Sanderson Bradley Sands Pat Schneider Hiltrud Schulz Laura Seftel Stephanie Shafran Linda Shaughnessy Suzanne Strempek Shea Faith Shearin Jacqueline Sheehan John Sheirer Stan Sherer Anita Shreve Seth Shulman Wendy Sibbison Lawrence B. Siddall E. G. Slade Peter Smith Susan Snively Kelsey Socha Cornelia Spelman C. Spencer Patricia Stacey Ilan Stavans Allen Steele Heidi Stemple D.A. Stern Dave Stern Sean Stewart Susan Stinson Karen Sturges Terry Suchanek Wally Swist David Tasgal James Tate David Tatlock Roger Taylor Gail Thomas Pamela Thompson John Thorne Ronald Tiersky Sharon Tracey Ann Warren Turner Justin Tussing Brad Tuttle Ani Tuzman Monica Vachula Emmet Van Driesche Erica Verrillo Carl Vigeland Ocean Vuong Richard Walz Bruce Watson Ellen Dore Watson Elizabeth A. Weber Carol Weis Barry Werth Jan Whitaker Dara Wier John Edgar Wideman C. Keith Wilbur Richard Wilbur Mo Willems Dede Wilson Nancy Hope Wilson Elizabeth Winthrop Ellen Wittlinger Jonathan Wright Richard Yarde Lisa Yee Jane Yolen Youme Jeff Zamek Karen Zilberstein Willow Zuchowski