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novel

[nov-uhl] / ˈnɒv əl /




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In a memo, superintendent Jon Rysewyk explained that legal experts he consulted could not come to a consensus on whether the Tennessee law actually required the removal of Haley’s novel in the first place.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Thompson said the first novel she was inspired by was Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Mr Todd, despite its dark themes.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Sam Sacks finds that Ray Nayler’s novel is “skillfully sown with dramatic surprises” even as it straddles the divide “between the speculative and the plausible.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Last year, the Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones won the award for her novel By Your Side.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

At about half past one, we heard a novel sound—motor traffic—and a few minutes later we emerged from the woods onto U.S.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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