Reading is one of the best ways to travel vicariously. Through wonderful pieces of literature, one can "visit" foreign places and encounter many characters, real or imagined. Good novels, stories, plays, or poems originate from authors who can "captivate" the reader. It is sometimes easy to remember pieces of literature, but difficult to remember authors who wrote them.

Locating authors who might not appear in every textbook can become a simple task by searching websites on the Internet. The projects which follow will allow the participant to discover facts and use imagination to become more familiar with writers.

The authors listed above are available on the Internet. Although the do not appear on the projects that follow, they and other famous writers may be found on many lists of American authors.