novelist
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If you’d told readers two decades ago that Whitehead would become a bestselling crime novelist, they might have thought you were kidding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Spark was a shapeshifter, capable “of seeming two different women on successive days,” as the novelist David Lodge remarked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The novelist Muriel Spark was as elusive as her characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
These days, an annual competition run by Han's martial arts school is held at the "China Bullfighting Hall" amphitheatre, its nameplate inscribed by martial arts novelist Jin Yong.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
He liked to talk about Graham Greene, the British novelist, and his novel on Haiti, The Comedians, which narrated the story of the Duvaliers and their secret police.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
When not looking backward, or inward to personal traumas, American novelists have turned their gaze to the uncertain future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
It’s quickly becoming apparent that Luiselli is one of the country’s most gifted novelists.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Contenders in the fiction categories ranged from seasoned novelists like Michael Connelly to breakouts including Saou Ichikawa, whose debut novel, “Hunchback,” was longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
This was what the novelists meant by suffering.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
