Gale Literary Database provides information about authors and their literary works. It is composed of the following three databases:
Contemporary Authors: Is a biographical, critical and bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motions pictures, television, and other fields
Contemporary Literary Criticism: Provides excerpts of criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and scriptwriters.
Dictionary of Literary Biography: Provides coverage of notable American, Canadian, and international authors throughout history and places writers in the larger perspective of literary history.