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Spencer went on to marry Raine, Countess of Dartmouth — her mother was the romantic fiction novelist Barbara Cartland, who showered Diana’s world with pulp romance.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Wideman, one of our more prolific and fascinating novelists, wrote a rangy memoir of his own court time back in 2003.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
James Lasdun’s new book, The Family Man, reckons with the Alex Murdaugh murder case, which the poet, novelist, screenwriter, and short-story writer covered for The New Yorker.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
17 June 2026
The South hasn’t had such an enthusiastic booster as Freddy since novelist Pat Conroy died.
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Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Wideman, one of our more prolific and fascinating novelists, wrote a rangy memoir of his own court time back in 2003.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
James Lasdun’s new book, The Family Man, reckons with the Alex Murdaugh murder case, which the poet, novelist, screenwriter, and short-story writer covered for The New Yorker.
—
The Week Us,
TheWeek,
17 June 2026
The South hasn’t had such an enthusiastic booster as Freddy since novelist Pat Conroy died.
—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Novelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novelist. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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novelist
noun
nov·el·ist
ˈnäv-(ə-)ləst 
: a writer of novels
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