Who should I write my Annotated Bibliography on?

I am supposed to be focusing on the author and his/her works . . .background information on the author and what works he/she created, their similarities/differences, and the individual’s contributions to literature, along with a brief post from the critics, if available. Choose an author of fiction or poetry, a literary work, or a specific theme in contemporary literature to research. NOTE: The instructor WILL NOT approve non-contemporary literature (pre-20th-century literature) or non-literary literature (Dean Koontz or self-help, for example).