List of Jewish American authors

This is a list of notable Jewish Americans|Jewish American authors. See separate lists for List of Jewish American playwrights|playwrights and List of Jewish American poets|poets. For other notable Jewish Americans, see Lists of American Jews.
== Jewish American authors ==
* Aimee Bender — novelist and short story writer, known for her often fantastic and surreal plots and characters"other Jewish authors who may be of interest... Bettina Aptheker... Aimee Bender"
* Bernard Cooper, novelist, short story writerCooper — http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=16464 "Plenty of Jewish authors will be in the mix, including... Bernard Cooper"
* Barthold Fles, literary agent and non-fiction writer
*Les Golden gambling writer, astronomy textbook author, playwright, environmentalisthttp://www.professional-poker.com/news/2006/nov/764-gamblingcom-poker-content.htm.http://www.gambling.com/Blackjack/tips-strategies/194/the-blackjack-breakdownwww.gamblingonlinemagazine.com/casinos.php 
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*Fran Lebowitz, author, known for her sardonic social commentary on American life through her New York sensibilitiesLebowitz — http://www.jewishlivingmag.com/ "Jewish figures such as... author Fran Lebowitz"
* Seymour Martin Lipset, political sociologist The Economist, Jan 13, 2007, p.42: "a triple outsider — working-class, Jewish and left-wing"
* Mark Obama Ndesandjo, author, half-brother of President Barack Obama
* Jodi Picoult, novelistJewish Chronicle, April 27, 2007 p.50: "The Jodi Picoult mystery"
* Lea Bayers Rapp, non-fiction and children's fiction writer
* Gary Shteyngart (1972– ) Russian-born writerShteyngart — http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=16433 "Russian Jewish Author Gary Shteyngart"
* George Steiner (1929–) literary critichttp://www.jewish-sci-tech-books.com/catalogue/general.htm http://www.jewish-sci-tech-books.com/catalogue/general.htm
* Leopold Tyrmand, writer http://www.nationalreview.com/frum/frum031903.asp http://www.nationalreview.com/frum/frum031903.asp
*Judith Viorst (1932–) author, known for her children's literatureViorst — http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=16603 "Two Jewish children's authors have events of note going on this week. At Pepperdine's Smother's Theatre, see the staged musical adaptation of Judith Viorst's..."
*Rebecca Walker (1969–) activist and writer
*Wendy Wasserstein (1950–2006) playwright and Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University, also recipient of Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for DramaWasserstein — http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/725/edition_id/4/format/html/displaystory.html "“My father loved me dearly, but I’m not a Jewish American Princess,” playwright Wendy Wasserstein said. “I’m a Jewish mother, but I’m not Molly Goldberg.”"
== See also ==
* Jewish American literature
* List of Jewish American poets
* List of Jewish American playwrights
* List of Jewish American journalists
* Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
* Before Columbus Foundation
==References==
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