Pearl S. Buck the university's north campus. U.S. President George H. W. Bush toured the Pearl S. Buck House in October 1998. He expressed that he, like millions of other Americans, had gained an appreciation for the Chinese people through Buck's writing. Pearl Buck's papers and literary manuscripts are currently housed at Pearl S. Buck International and the West Virginia & Regional History Center. Several historic sites work to preserve and display artifacts from Pearl's profoundly multicultural life: Pearl S. Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973; also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu; ) was an American
Stephanie Bond (author) Stephanie Bond (author) Stephanie Bond, also known under the pseudonym Stephanie Bancroft, is an American born author (March 25, 1965) known for writing commercial fiction novels of romance and mystery. She published her first book, "Irresistible?", through Harlequin Enterprises in 1997 and a few years later left a corporate computer programming job and began writing full-time. During her career she has written dozens of romance and mystery novels, novellas, and short stories for publishers such as Harlequin, HarperCollins, and Random House. In 2011 Bond began self-publishing under her own imprint NeedtoRead Books. In 2015 Bond licensed her "Body Movers" series