novelist

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As I ring the doorbell of Maggie O'Farrell's Edinburgh home, I wonder with some trepidation whether the acclaimed novelist might have become a bit starry after the whirlwind few months she's just had.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The book beat out a story about a suburban witch by French novelist and playwright Marie NDiaye as well as Brazilian Ana Paula Maia's dystopian read about a brutal prison colony.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Then there’s poet and novelist Ocean Vuong, whose appearance on the show in 2025 was like a supernova.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

It’s Ann Patchett—whom a Slack channel full of conference organizers are looking for, because as it turns out, the novelist loves her privacy so much, she doesn’t own a cellphone.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

“I think she was surprised. And perhaps her feelings were hurt. She certainly didn’t express herself very well. Shocking, really, that a romance novelist could be so inept at the language of the heart.”

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo