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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /
NOUN
composer of written work
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biographer columnist composer creator journalist poet producer reporter writer
STRONG
essayist ghost ghostwriter originator playwright scribbler scribe wordsmith
WEAK
ink slinger prose writer scripter word slinger work-for-hire
VERB
to write computer programs
Synonyms
STRONGEST
code program write

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But sociologist Jessica Calarco, who teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of “Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net,” is not surprised.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The author, who is based in Birmingham, founded the festival in 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Chapter by chapter, the author intertwines the sagas of both sets of grandparents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

About the author: JC de Swaan is the author of Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The author, Mary Wollstonecraft, argued that women weren’t naturally inferior to men but lacked educational opportunities that allowed them to achieve equality.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling