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Yet Shelby Van Pelt has had the kind of runaway literary success that every debut novelist dreams about.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Hokum starts at the end — not the end of the film’s plotline but the end of a story being written by novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott).
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Chris Pine makes an unforgettable appearance as Arabella’s deadpan novelist father.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Hokum starts at the end — not the end of the film’s plotline but the end of a story being written by novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott).
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Chris Pine makes an unforgettable appearance as Arabella’s deadpan novelist father.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Novelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novelist. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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novelist
noun
nov·el·ist
ˈnäv-(ə-)ləst 
: a writer of novels
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