novelist

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The novelist Christopher Isherwood had a modest inheritance; Gertrude Stein a larger one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

His L.A. novelist friend Matthew Specktor has watched all of this hustle with awe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The young novelist “loves all things horror and is passionate about writing stories focused on feminine rage,” according to her Goodreads bio.

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 next started two books, Balzac’s Père Goriot and The Street, by the black novelist Ann Petry.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers