novelist

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

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Just as “The Complex” deviates from his first two novels, “Family Planning” and “The Association of Small Bombs” Mahajan’s career trajectory is also a deviation from that of a traditional novelist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Winn went on to win a number of accolades for The Salt Path, including a £10,000 prize for a debut novelist or non-fiction writer.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The bestselling novelist co-wrote this soapy adaptation of her own book, following a mother fresh out of prison who attempts to reconnect with her young daughter—and starts to fall for the dead father’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But Wilfrid Sheed, an American novelist and essayist, penned a comment just before the match ended that many would later regard as prescient.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady