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.

Truman Capote. Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" was first published as a four-part serial in "The New Yorker".

Mercutio And Paris. Both Mercutio and Paris die as a result of the Capulet/Montague feuding.

Cat In The Hat. Dr. Seuss used "The Cat in the Hat" to promote the cause of elementary literacy in the United States.