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essayist

[es-ey-ist] / ˈɛs eɪ ɪst /




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The author is a Los Angeles–based novelist and essayist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s one of the many issues he addresses in “Conversations on Faith,” written by Mr. Scorsese and Antonio Spadaro, an Italian Jesuit, theologian and essayist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Could the same be said of a disingenuous essayist?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Critics, including a guest essayist for the New York Times, have called his Oval Office remodel a "Gilded Rococo Nightmare".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

“Are you really? Well, you know what they say—God will not look you over for medals or diplomas, but for scars. That’s Elbert Hubbard, an American essayist, if you’re interested.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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