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Book by Lady Hale

Lady Hale

レディ・ヘイル

jurist, lawyer

Lady Hale, whose name is Brenda Hale, is a British legal scholar and lawyer specializing in family and social welfare law. Born in Yorkshire, she studied law at Girton College, Cambridge. She taught at Manchester University from 1966 to 1984, qualifying as a barrister and also practising for a…

Book by Lara Vapnyar

Lara Vapnyar

ララ・ヴァプニャール

Novelist

Lara Vapnyar is a Russian-born American novelist. Raised in Moscow, she immigrated to the United States in 1994 and began writing fiction in English, publishing stories and essays in The New Yorker, Harper’s, and other publications. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Goldberg…

Book by LaToya Watkins

LaToya Watkins

ラトーヤ・ワトキンズ

Novelist, short story writer

LaToya Watkins is an American novelist and short-story writer. Born and raised in Texas, she earned a PhD in aesthetic studies from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her debut novel, “Perish,” uses multiple perspectives to trace the secrets and memories of sexual abuse within a Black Texas family,…

Book by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

ローラ・インガルス・ワイルダー

Writer

Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) was an American author best known for the "Little House" series of children's novels. Drawing on her own experiences growing up on the American frontier in the late nineteenth century, she chronicled the lives of pioneer families with warmth, historical detail, and…

Book by Laura Poppick

Laura Poppick

ローラ・ポピック

Journalist

Laura Poppick is an American science and environmental journalist. She earned a B.S. in geology from Bates College and completed the Science Communication Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. After working with Princeton University's Earth History Group, she became a freelance…

Book by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Laura Shepherd-Robinson

ローラ・シェパード＝ロビンソン

Novelist

Laura Shepherd-Robinson (born 1976) is a British novelist whose historical crime fiction explores eighteenth-century Britain. Born in Bristol, she studied politics at the University of Bristol and political theory at the London School of Economics. After working in politics for nearly twenty years,…

Book by Laura Trethewey

Laura Trethewey

ローラ・トレザウェイ

Marine journalist

Laura Trethewey is a Canadian journalist and author specializing in oceans, climate change, and the maritime world. Her work has appeared in publications including *The Atlantic*, *The Walrus*, and *The Guardian*, and she is known for combining science, history, and human stories in her…

Book by Lauren Collins

Lauren Collins

ローレン・コリンズ

Journalist, Nonfiction writer

Lauren Collins is an American journalist and nonfiction author. Since 2008, she has been a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she has written extensively on language, culture, identity, politics, and society, often reporting from Europe. Renowned for her meticulous reporting, sharp observation,…

Book by Laurent Richard

Laurent Richard

ローラン・リシャール

Investigative journalist, documentary…

Laurent Richard is a French investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work centres on international collaboration. He worked in television investigations and co-founded the French programme Cash Investigation. In 2017 he established Forbidden Stories, a network that continues the…

Book by Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright

ローレンス・ライト

Writer, Journalist

Lawrence Wright (born 1947) is an American journalist, author, screenwriter, and longtime staff writer for The New Yorker. After graduating from Tulane University, he worked for Rolling Stone and Texas Monthly before joining The New Yorker. His reporting spans terrorism, the Middle East, religion,…

Book by Lea Ypi

Lea Ypi

レア・イピ

Political philosopher, writer

Lea Ypi is an Albanian-born political philosopher and writer whose research addresses freedom, democracy, justice and migration. She studied philosophy and literature at Sapienza University of Rome, completed a doctorate at the European University Institute, and held a research fellowship at…

Book by Lee Yeonsil

Lee Yeonsil

イ・ヨンシル

Publishing editor, author

Lee Yeonsil is a South Korean publishing editor and author. Drawing on her experience working on numerous essay and nonfiction books, she wrote “How to Make an Essay Book: Trade Secrets from a Korean Bestseller Editor” (original Korean title: “에세이 만드는 법”). The book offers a practical account of how…

Book by Leigh Newman

Leigh Newman

リー・ニューマン

Novelist, memoirist, editor

Leigh Newman (1971–) is an American fiction writer, memoirist, and editor. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, she grew up moving between Alaska and Maryland. She graduated from Stanford University and earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her memoir “Still Points…

Book by Leiji Matsumoto

Leiji Matsumoto

松本 零士

Manga artist

松本零士（まつもと れいじ、1938年–2023年）は、日本の漫画家。15歳のときに『蜜蜂の冒険』でデビューし、下積み時代の若者を描いた『男おいどん』で講談社出版文化賞を受賞した。宇宙や機械文明、戦争と生命を題材とする作品を数多く手がけ、漫画とアニメの双方で独自の物語世界を築いた。代表作『銀河鉄道999』では、機械の身体を求める少年・星野鉄郎と謎の女性メーテルの旅を通じて、永遠の命への憧れと、生身の人間として限りある時間を生きることの意味を描いた。

Book by Leonie Swann

Leonie Swann

レオニー・スワン

Novelist

Leonie Swann (born 1975) is a German crime novelist renowned for blending mystery, humor, and philosophical insight. Born near Munich, she studied philosophy, psychology, and English literature at the Free University of Berlin before working in journalism and publishing. Her debut novel, Three Bags…

Book by Leor Zmigrod

Leor Zmigrod

レオール・ズミグロッド

Political psychologist, neuroscientist

Leor Zmigrod is a political psychologist and neuroscientist whose research examines the relationships between ideological commitment, radicalization, cognition, emotion and the brain. She studied psychology at the University of Cambridge and completed her doctorate as a Gates Scholar. She…

Book by Les Payne

Les Payne

レス・ペイン

Journalist

Les Payne (1941–2018) was an American journalist. A longtime reporter and editor at Newsday, he was widely respected for his investigative reporting on civil rights, race relations, international affairs, and organized crime. In 1974, Newsday received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its…

Book by Liam McIlvanney

Liam McIlvanney

リアム・マッキルヴァニー

Novelist, Literary scholar

Liam McIlvanney is a Scottish-born novelist and literary scholar. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he is the Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. His research focuses on modern Scottish literature, particularly Robert Burns and the…

Book by Liam Vaughan

Liam Vaughan

リアム・ヴォーン

Journalist

Liam Vaughan is a British journalist and financial correspondent for Bloomberg. He has spent years covering banking, financial markets, and white-collar crime, producing investigative reporting on some of the world's most significant financial scandals. Known for combining rigorous reporting with…

Book by Liaquat Ahamed

Liaquat Ahamed

ライアカット・アハメド

Writer

Liaquat Ahamed (born 1952) is a Kenyan-born American author and investment professional. Educated in economics at the University of Cambridge and Harvard University, he worked at the World Bank, where he headed its investment division, and later served as chief executive of the New York investment…

Book by Lily King

Lily King

リリー・キング

Novelist

Lily King (born 1963) is an American novelist who grew up in Massachusetts. She earned a BA in English literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MA in creative writing at Syracuse University. She taught English and creative writing at schools and universities in the…

Book by Lily Tuck

Lily Tuck

リリー・タック

Novelist, short story writer

Lily Tuck (1938–) is an American novelist and short-story writer. Born in Paris, she spent part of her childhood in Uruguay and Peru before studying at Radcliffe College. “The News from Paraguay,” set in the nineteenth century and centered on Paraguayan ruler Francisco Solano López and the…

Book by Lionel Barber

Lionel Barber

ライオネル・バーバー

Journalist, Editor-in-Chief of the…

Lionel Barber (born 1955) is a British journalist who served as Editor of the Financial Times from 2005 to 2020. He led the newspaper through defining global events including the financial crisis, Brexit, and the rise of geopolitical rivalry, while conducting high-profile interviews with world…

Book by Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver

ライオネル・シュライヴァー

Novelist, Critic

Lionel Shriver (1957–) is an American novelist and commentator. Born in North Carolina, she studied at Columbia University. Her novel “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” structured as a mother’s letters recounting her son’s life before and after he commits a mass killing at his high school, won the 2005…

Book by Lisa Broderick

Lisa Broderick

リサ・ブローデリック

Manager

Lisa Broderick is an American business executive, technology advisor, and author specializing in digital transformation, leadership, and human potential. She advises organizations on navigating technological change while helping leaders rethink the future of work and learning. Her best-known book,…

Book by Lise Barnéoud

Lise Barnéoud

リーズ・バルネウド

Science journalist

Lise Barnéoud is a French science journalist specializing in microbiology, immunology, and public health. Through her reporting and books, she explains complex scientific research for a general audience, with a particular focus on the human microbiome, infectious diseases, and the relationship…

Book by Liza Mundy

Liza Mundy

ライザ・マンディ

Journalist, Nonfiction writer

Liza Mundy is an American journalist and nonfiction writer whose reporting has examined women’s work, family life, and the history of American intelligence. She earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Virginia. A…

Book by Lloyd Blankfein

Lloyd Blankfein

ロイド・ブランクファイン

Investment banker

Lloyd Blankfein (born 1954) is an American investment banker and former chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. Born in the Bronx and raised in public housing in Brooklyn, he graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School and worked as a lawyer before joining J. Aron, a Goldman Sachs subsidiary,…

Book by Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

ローリー・ムーア

Novelist, Critic, Essayist

Lorrie Moore (born 1957) is an American fiction writer, critic and essayist who grew up in New York State. After college she worked in a law firm before completing an MFA at Cornell University in 1982. Stories developed during that program became her debut collection, Self-Help (1985). Adapting the…

Book by Lou Berney

Lou Berney

ルー・バーニー

Novelist

Lou Berney is an American novelist whose crime fiction examines the pasts and family relationships of people caught up in violence. He earned an MFA at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and began his literary career writing short fiction. After publishing a story collection in 1991, he also…

Book by Louis Begley

Louis Begley

ルイス・ベグリー

Novelist

Louis Begley (born 1933) is a Polish-born American novelist. During World War II, he survived the Nazi occupation by concealing his Jewish identity; after the war, his family settled in the United States. He worked as a lawyer and published his first novel in his fifties. Set in wartime Poland,…

Book by Louis Del Monte

Louis Del Monte

ルイス・A・デルモンテ

Physicist, Writer, Consultant

Louis A. Del Monte is an American physicist, inventor, and technology futurist. For more than thirty years, he led research and development in microelectronics and sensors at IBM and Honeywell, obtaining several patents related to technologies used in integrated-circuit manufacturing. His…

Book by Louis Menand

Louis Menand

ルイス・メナンド

Critic, essayist, professor of English…

Louis Menand (1952–) is an American scholar of literature, intellectual historian, and critic. A professor at Harvard University, he has contributed to The New Yorker since 1991 and has served as a staff writer since 2001, writing about literature, ideas, politics, and higher education. His work…

Book by Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich

ルイーズ・アードリック

Novelist, Poet, Children’s author

Louise Erdrich (1954–) is an American novelist, poet, and children’s writer. Born in Minnesota and raised in North Dakota, she is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Her fiction portrays the histories, families, lands, and spiritual traditions of Native communities…

Book by Lucia Berlin

Lucia Berlin

ルシア・ベルリン

Short story writer

Lucia Berlin (1936–2004) was an American short story writer whose deeply autobiographical fiction explores work, poverty, addiction, family, and the resilience of ordinary people with remarkable wit, compassion, and lyrical precision. Although little known during her lifetime, she gained…

Book by Luciano Floridi

Luciano Floridi

ルチアーノ・フロリディ

Philosopher, philosophy/information…

Luciano Floridi (born 1964) is an Italian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of information, the philosophy of technology, and digital ethics. He has played a major role in developing the philosophy of information, treating information not simply as data processed by computers but as a…

Book by Lucy Apps

Lucy Apps

ルーシー・アップス

Novelist

Lucy Apps is a British novelist and doctor who grew up in Newham, East London. She trained in medicine and became a GP, also volunteering with women with learning disabilities. Her work in healthcare and community support accompanied the development of her fiction. She began her debut novel, Gloria…

Book by Lucy Wood

Lucy Wood

ルーシー・ウッド

Novelist, short story writer

Lucy Wood is a British novelist and short-story writer who grew up in Cornwall. She studied English literature at the University of Exeter and later earned a master’s degree in creative writing. Her fiction is closely rooted in the Cornish landscape and often brings local folklore into contemporary…

Book by Lui Ka Chun

Lui Ka Chun

呂嘉俊

Writer, Columnist, Editor

Lui Ka Chun (Roy Lui) is a Hong Kong writer, columnist, and editor specializing in food culture. He served for many years as Executive Editor of the influential food magazine Eating & Drinking (Yam Sik Nam Lui) before becoming a freelance columnist in 2018, contributing to a variety of Hong Kong…

Book by Luke Kennard

Luke Kennard

ルーク・ケナード

poet, novelist, critic

Luke Kennard (born 1981) is a British poet and novelist, and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham. He holds a master’s degree and a doctorate from the University of Exeter, and his research focuses on prose poetry, absurdism, and surrealist techniques in contemporary…

Book by Lydia Davis

Lydia Davis

リディア・デイヴィス

Short story writer, novelist, essayist,…

Lydia Davis (1947–) is an American short-story writer, novelist, essayist, and translator. Her fiction ranges from single-sentence pieces to longer narratives and frequently challenges conventional distinctions among stories, essays, observations, and anecdotes. Her books include “Almost No…

Book by Lynda Gratton

Lynda Gratton

リンダ・グラットン

Organizational theorist, consultant

Lynda Gratton is an organizational theorist and consultant studying the relationship between people and organizations, collaboration and the changing nature of work. She studied psychology at the University of Liverpool and earned a doctorate. After working on selection and management development…

Book by Lyndsey Stonebridge

Lyndsey Stonebridge

リンジー・ストーンブリッジ

Literature researcher, human rights…

Lyndsey Stonebridge (born 1965) is a British literary scholar, human rights scholar, and author. She is Professor of Humanities and Human Rights at the University of Birmingham. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of London, she established herself as a leading scholar of modern literature,…

Book by Lynn H. Nicholas

Lynn H. Nicholas

リン・H・ニコラス

Art historian, history writer

Lynn H. Nicholas is a historical writer investigating the fate of art and people under Nazism. Born in New London, Connecticut, she was educated in the United States, England and Spain. The Rape of Europa traced confiscation and looting, the movement of art under occupation, and its postwar…