William Kelley (November 1, 1937 – February 1, 2017) was an African-American novelist and short-story writer. He is perhaps best known for his debut novel, A Different Drummer and is considered quite rightly by Kathryn Schulz as a lost giant of American Literature.

Read her account of his life and work here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/29/the-lost-giant-of-american-literature