Jimmy Buffett. The "Pirate" who wrote the autobiography "A Pirate Looks at Fifty" is pop singer Jimmy Buffett.

A Lesson Before Dying. Edward Gaines' "A Lesson Before Dying" was an Oprah's Book Club pick.

Kurt Vonnegut. Kilgore Trout is Kurt Vonnegut's fictional science fiction writer.

William S. Burroughs. Burroughs was trying to show off his marksmanship to friends, but killed his wife with a single shot.