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novelist

[nov-uh-list] / ˈnɒv ə lɪst /


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Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her "macho men" cry on screen, an executive producer on the show has said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Novelist Gail Godwin, 88, has pointed readers toward a quote attributed to filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: “An artist should always have one work between himself and death.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Novelist Jane Austen, artist J. M. W. Turner and mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing, are also due to be phased out on the £10, £20 and £50 banknotes respectively as part of a redesign.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Novelist Mona Simpson is the author of several books including “Anywhere But Here” and “Commitment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Novelist Clive Cussler was one of the most successful of all authors.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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