essayist

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Perhaps the most eloquent is the naturalist and essayist Henry David Thoreau, who wrote “man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can do without.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The musician was also known as an acclaimed essayist and poet, with an irrepressible sense of humour.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

It’s as if everyone’s a budding essayist on psychology, which makes a situation that trades on recklessness and delusion harder to swallow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 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