in the English language Jack Kerouac – American author of On the Road Lady Amabel Kerr - British writer of biographies of religious figures Joyce Kilmer – American author and poet. Poetry titles include The Robe of Christ and The Rosary Russell Kirk – American conservative political theorist and author Ronald Knox – English priest and classicist who translated the Bible from the Latin Vulgate in the 20th century Dean Koontz – American novelist; known for moralistic thrillers Peter Kreeft – American professor and author of books on Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Austrian political writer and novelist, whose most influential works were first published in English L–M Jane Lane – English author of historical novels and biographies George Parsons Lathrop – American writer who co-founed the Catholic Summer School of America Margaret Wynne Lawless – American poet, author, educator and philanthropist Patrick Anthony Lawlor – New Zealand writer Penny Lernoux – American writer for the National Catholic Reporter, former nun and critic of the Catholic hierarchy and US foreign policy Elmore Leonard – American writer of Western novels and screenwriter of films such as Get Shorty David Lodge – British novelist; often writes about the post-Vatican II church Barry Lopez – American short-story writer and essayist John Lukacs – Hungarian-American historian Sara Maitland – Feminist British writer; has made use of Catholic spiritual themes Rosie Malek-Yonan – American human rights activist and author of The Crimson Field. Paul Mariani – American poet, critic, memoirist; biographer of William Carlos Williams, Hart Crane, and other literary figures. Malachi Martin – Irish-American novelist Bruce Marshall – Scottish writer Francis A. Marzen – Hawaiian journalist Sophie Dora Spicer Maude – English writer Bernadette Devlin McAliskey – Northern Irish nationalist politician and writer James McAuley – Australian poet. Some poems are imbued with a Catholic vision, e.g. "Captain Quiros" Frank McCourt and Malachy McCourt – American Catholic brothers; Irish Catholic identities and cultures; writers/novelists Henry McDonald – British writer and columnist from Northern Ireland for The Guardian Ralph McInerny – Irish-American philosophy professor at Notre Dame University; wrote the Father Dowling series of mystery novels Marshall McLuhan – Canadian philosopher and communications theorist Thomas Merton – American monk and writer Alice Meynell – British poet and suffragist, much of her poetry is religiously themed. Sandra Miesel – American writer who co-wrote The Da Vinci Hoax Thomas More – English statesman, lawyer,