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Written by Postel-Vinay — the pen name of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Romance novelist Florence Keeling, born in Coventry, writes under her name as well as using the pen name Charlie Dean and the darker romance material as Tanya Mounts.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Fern, whose pen name wouldn’t be widely familiar until 1851, was a bright and spirited girl whose time at a religious school failed to subdue her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Except this is a "bogan" version translated by Ander Louis, the pen name of a Melbourne IT worker who moonlights as a writer.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

“It’s a pen name, long story. Where you been?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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