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novelist

[nov-uh-list] / ˈnɒv ə lɪst /


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While I’m hesitant to claim that Schoenbrun’s primary strength is as a novelist rather than a filmmaker, “Public Access Afterworld” goes some distance toward making that case.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dracula comes from Central Europe by way of the Irish novelist Bram Stoker; the werewolf is a staple of French and German folk tales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Bobby Robotowitz” follows Dina, a flailing novelist, mother and wife, as she begins chatting with Bobby, whom she finds an unlikely confidant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The prolific novelist and short-story writer Joyce Carol Oates introduces readers to Julia, one half of a couple whose long marriage has come to contain strange, submerged, undiscussable elements in “The Disappearing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The novelist Jim Harrison once wrote of dancing for five hours in Mexico with “a maiden who resembled a beige bowling ball.”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

For decades, bestseller lists and prestigious literary awards have featured Jewish novelists from Philip Roth to Michael Chabon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Tens of thousands of comments on BookTok, a popular book community on TikTok, attest to the popularity of one of Russia's greatest novelists with the social media generation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Every year, thousands of would-be novelists pour their hearts onto the page.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

She explained that the book opened her eyes to the "disguises" many Victorian women novelists were forced to adopt in order to be heard.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Russia was known for its stormy classical music, its tormented poets, its mournful novelists and bittersweet playwrights.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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