Jane Jacobs was an urbanist, writer and activist, best known for her influential book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), about the workings and failings of large cities. She criticized moderninst city planning and helped revive interest in old-fashioned neighbourhoods. Along
PEN America and the Brown University Literary Arts Department are responsible for one of the most important and exciting literary fellowships currently running. The Brown University Literary Arts Department forged, with the aid of Thomas J. Watson Institute for International Studies and funding from
Aldous Leonard Huxley (July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death in 1963. Best known for his novels and wide-ran