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 | Kamala Markandaya (1924 - May 16, 2004) Kamala Markandaya (1924 - May 16, 2004) was a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist. A native of Mysore, India, Markandaya was a graduate of Madras University, and afterwards published several short stories in Indian newspapers. |
 | Kate Dicamillo Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo, (Kate DiCamillo), was born March 25, 1964 in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania but relocated to Clermont, Florida at the age of five due to chronic bouts of pneumonia. Her father remained in Pennsylvania in order to tie up loose ends and ostentibly to sell his orthodontic practice. He never joined his family in Florida. |
 | Katherine Paterson She was born in China on October 31, 1932 to missionary parents. She graduated with a degree in English from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. She then spent a year at a rural school in Virginia before going to graduate school. She received a Master's degree and worked as a missionary in Japan. She and her husband, John, have four children (two biological and two adopted) and seven grandchildren. |
 | Kathleen Ferrick Rosenblatt Rosenblatt does not read like a literary critic -- in fact, she earns her keep as a doctor of homeopathy and Oriental medicine. |
 | Kaye Gibbons Kaye Gibbons is an American novelist. She suffers from bipolar disorder and claims that her famous Ellen Foster was written during one of her manic phases. |
 | Keith Ferrazzi Keith Ferrazzi is the author of the book Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time about marketing and (human) networking. He has been called one of the world's most connected individuals by both Forbes and Inc. magazines. He is CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a sales and marketing consulting firm. |
 | Ken Blanchard Dr. Ken Blanchard is an American businessman, consultant, speaker, trainer, and author on management and leadership. He is the owner and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies. |
 | Ken Dychtwald Ken Dychtwald, a specialist on aging, is founder and chief executive officer of Age Wave, an Emeryville company whose clients include Johnson & Johnson, General Motors, Coca-Cola, RJR Nabisco, American Express and AT&T. He is the author of nine books, including the best-seller,Age Wave. His most recent book, Age Power: How the 21st Century Will be Ruled by the New Old was published in September. |
 | Ken Follett Ken Follett is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. |
 | Ken Kesey (September 17, 1935 - November 10, 2001) Kenneth Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and as a counter-cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the beat generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. |
 | Ken Wilber an American integral thinker and author. Working outside the academic mainstream, he has drawn on a variety of disciplines including psychology, sociology, philosophy, mysticism, postmodernism, science and systems theory to formulate what he characterizes as an integral theory of consciousness. He is a leading proponent of the Integral thought movement, and founded the Integral Institute in 1998. |
 | Kenneth Cloke Kenneth Cloke is Director of the Center for Dispute Resolution and a mediator, arbitrator, consultant and trainer, specializing in resolving complex multi-party conflicts, including community, grievance and workplace disputes, collective bargaining negotiations, organizational and school conflicts, ... |
 | Kenneth Grahame (March 8, 1859 - July 6, 1932) Was a British writer, mainly of the sort of fiction and fantasy written for children but enjoyed equally if not more by adults. He is most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. |
 | Kevin Brockmeier Kevin Brockmeier (born c.1972) is an American writer of fantasy and literary fiction. His short stories have been printed in numerous publications and he has published a collection of stories, two children's novels, and two fantasy novels. He is a graduate of Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School, Class of 1991. |
 | Kevin Henkes He became an author/illustrator at age 19. His first picture book, All Alone, was published in 1981. His book A Weekend With Wendell was named Children's Choice Book by the Children's Book Council in 1986. His book Words of Stone received Elizabeth Burr Award in 1993. |
 | Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini (born March 4, 1965) is an Afghanistani-American novelist and physician. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was a bestseller. His second, A Thousand Splendid Suns, was released on May 22, 2007. |
 | Kim Edwards Kim Edwards is an American author and educator. Her first novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, is a New York Times Bestseller. |
 | Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - April 11, 2007, New York, New York, USA) Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). |
