novelist

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Arthur Hailey also enjoyed a long and successful career, as a best-selling novelist.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

She kept her favorite cards, including a note from historical novelist Herman Wouk.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield