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Ms. Rundell, who is a fellow at Oxford and has published a biography of John Donne in addition to her children’s fiction, is a playfully erudite writer, referencing Aristotle and Cinderella with equal fluency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
She mixes fact and fiction into these mirages of reality where it doesn’t matter whether things are true or false.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I think it’s a fiction that people are sitting on assets,” said Natalie Kean, managing director of health policy for Justice in Aging, an advocacy group.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“You missed ‘Homegoing’ by Yaa Gyasi!” reader Melanie H. writes of the critically acclaimed Ghanian historical fiction novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The line between fact and fiction was so blurry it was hard to see at all.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
There’s something slightly disconcerting about seeing Golding’s austere, inward fictions placed alongside works operating in such different registers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Importantly, and often understated, tokenized equities remain tied to the traditional financial-asset universe; they are not “crypto-only” fictions but rather a bridge between legacy asset classes and blockchain infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Today, facts told as fiction are not nearly as popular as fictions presented as facts.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
While not inappropriate to a story in which fictions swamp facts, these zigs and zags can pull you out of the story rather than drawing you deeper in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
Leah’s book contained facts, fictions, and long sections that mixed both.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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