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Contemporary Authors

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Biographical coverage of more than 100,000 writers, entries on contemporary authors.  

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All Branch LibrariesSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureStephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThe New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThomas Yoseloff Business Center
Biography, Language and Literature, History
<p>Part of Literature Resource Center, this resource also contains more than 10,000 biocritical essays on authors and their works written by academic scholars.</p>
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