Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel. Blixen is best known for Out of Africa, an account of her life while in Kenya, and for one of her stories, “Babette’s Feast.” Both have been adapted as films and each won Academy Awards.
Clarissa Mabel Blank (August 5, 1915 – August 15, 1965) was an American writer. She wrote a series of 26 books called the Beverly Gray mystery series, which she wrote from 1934 to 1955. She also wrote a 3-volume series called The Adventure Girls in 1936 and an adult novel titled Lover Come Back in 1940.
Maurice Blanchot (pronounced blahn-SHOH; in French, [blɑ̃ʃo]; born September 22, 1907; died February 20, 2003) was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist. His work studied ideas about death and how poetry creates meaning. His writings had a major impact on post-structuralist philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and Jean-Luc Nancy.
Suessa Baldridge Blaine (February 25, 1860 – May 15, 1932) was an American writer who created plays about avoiding alcohol. She worked with the Federated Woman’s Clubs and other groups.
Andrei Georgiyevich Bitov (Russian: Андре́й Гео́ргиевич Би́тов), born on May 27, 1937, and died on December 3, 2018, was a well-known Russian writer. He had Circassian ancestry.
Emily Montague Bishop (born Mulkin; November 3, 1858 – November 22, 1916) was an American lecturer and teacher who specialized in topics such as clothing, body language, and physical fitness. She was known as one of the leading editors and writers on these subjects in the United States, often using the name Emily M. Bishop.
Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet and writer of short stories. She worked as a Poetry Advisor for the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950. In 1956, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
Adolfo Bioy Casares (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈβjoj kaˈsaɾes]; 15 September 1914 – 8 March 1999) was an Argentine writer, journalist, diary writer, and translator. He was a friend and often worked with Jorge Luis Borges, another Argentine writer. He wrote the fantasy novel The Invention of Morel.
Ella A. Bigelow was born on May 21, 1849, and died on October 23, 1917. She was an American author, historian, and member of women’s clubs.
Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph, Baroness Biddulph VA (born Lady Elizabeth Yorke, later Lady Elizabeth Adeane; November 15, 1834–January 1916), was an English humanitarian and leader in the temperance movement. She wrote a biography about her father, Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke. Queen Victoria chose her to be a Woman of the Bedchamber.