novelist

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Recently unearthed writings from the novelist and former fellow of the University of Oxford Dame Iris Murdoch will be among the topics of an upcoming free humanities festival.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The backstage world of a small regional theater—crowded with ego, activity and illusion—provides rich material for the comic novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The author is a Los Angeles–based novelist and essayist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I reached out to best-selling memoirist and novelist Dani Shapiro to ask if she had her own experience with the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

I explained that it was entirely my fault the rehearsals fell apart, because halfway through I had decided to become a novelist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan