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Published in 2020, Beach Read is a romantic comedy following January Andrews, a successful romance novelist who struggles with grief and writer’s block after her father’s death and the discovery of secrets he’s long kept hidden.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
An English professor at Harvard and the author of two acclaimed novels, The Old Drift (2019) and The Furrows (2022), Serpell combines a professorial breadth of reference and a novelist’s fascination with the mechanics of literature.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
When novelist John McGahern’s book The Dark was banned in 1965, he was dismissed from his teaching post and had to find work in England.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Best-selling novelist Mark Haddon’s book charts his tragic upbringing with wit and grace.
—Laurie Hertzel, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
An English professor at Harvard and the author of two acclaimed novels, The Old Drift (2019) and The Furrows (2022), Serpell combines a professorial breadth of reference and a novelist’s fascination with the mechanics of literature.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
When novelist John McGahern’s book The Dark was banned in 1965, he was dismissed from his teaching post and had to find work in England.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Best-selling novelist Mark Haddon’s book charts his tragic upbringing with wit and grace.
—Laurie Hertzel, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Novelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novelist. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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novelist
noun
nov·el·ist
ˈnäv-(ə-)ləst 
: a writer of novels
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