pen name
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The series Americanizes the internationally successful 2012 novel “The Sandman” and its 2018 sequel “Lazarus” by Lars Kepler, the pen name of the wife-and-husband team of Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Maria met the scammer impersonating Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed, also known by his pen name Fazza, on a dating site before the conversation moved to a messaging app where he bombarded her with romantic messages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Noir fans will recognize the title as belonging to a short story by William Irish, the pen name of that master of unease, Cornell Woolrich.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
She said she still wants her fans - the McFans and Freida Readahs - to continue to know her by her pen name.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
He can have another name given to him when he comes of age, a nickname from his friends, and if he is a poet, he can have a pen name.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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