novelist

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Hay Fever is one of Coward's most enduring comedies, and follows the self-centred Bliss family - retired actress Judith, her novelist husband David, and their children Sorel and Simon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He just said, ‘I think you’re a great American novelist.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“He seems to have been called by every honorary title imaginable,” noted one biographer—“the country’s leading novelist, philosopher, educator, designer, agricultural experimenter, architect, industrial management specialist, general and ping pong trainer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The young novelist “loves all things horror and is passionate about writing stories focused on feminine rage,” according to her Goodreads bio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He liked to talk about Graham Greene, the British novelist, and his novel on Haiti, The Comedians, which narrated the story of the Duvaliers and their secret police.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French