novelist

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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

All of Mr. Horowitz’s conceits are present here: a murder mystery within the murder mystery, winking nods at the author’s real-life career as a novelist and screenwriter, and playful experimentation with the detective-story form.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“The vogue when I was writing ‘Dept. of Speculation’ was for realist doorstopper books that were self-consciously about big ideas,” explains the novelist, who published her now-classic fragmentary novel in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

“He said, ‘I think you’re a great American novelist.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A month later, Martin called and informed me I was going to be a published novelist.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini