Ta-Nehisi Coates (born September 30, 1975) U.S. essayist, novelist, journalist - Between the World and Me - 2015
Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing) (born September 30, 1920) Chinese/U.S. novelist, screenwriter - Half a Lifelong Romance (1950)
Read about Eileen Chang here
Watch Professor Dominic Cheung talk about Eileen Chang's writing and film work
here
Laura Esquivel (born September 30, 1950) Mexican novelist, screenwriter – Like Water for Chocolate / Como Agua para Chocolate (novel and film – 1989, 1992)
Read about the background to Esquivel's novel
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel talks about her inspiration for Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish language)
here
Téa Obreht (born September 30, 1985) Serbian-U.S. novelist - Inland (2019)
Read an interview where Obreht describes her novel Inland here
Téa Obreht reads from and discusses her novel Inland
here
Elie Wiesel (born September 30, 1928) Romanian/U.S. holocaust survivor, writer, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1986) – And the World Was Silent [aka Night ] (1955)
Elie Wiesel speaks about his writing and his purpose
here
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (born September 30, 1207) Persian philosopher, poet, mystic – Dīwān-e Kabīr (Great Work)
Read more about Rumi here