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Recent Examples of fictionist
As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.
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Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionist
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The novelist, journalist and broadcaster picks five of his favourite books.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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Brown, who later became a successful commercial novelist, found the movie literally oppressive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The End features performances from Shane Gillis, Nate Bargatze, Tom Segura, Tony Hinchcliffe, and many more of comedy’s top storytellers, who share their wildest, most unfiltered true stories in front of a live audience.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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As one of the most powerful and respected executives in the global entertainment industry, Langley will receive the Trailblazer Award for her continued commitment to amplifying a diverse array of stories and storytellers.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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For Smith, in his hopes and oversights, was a fabulist as much as a scientist, a man doing theology as surely as economics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Rather than go full creator in his commutation push, the fabulist opted for a less viral form of media: newspaper op-eds, placing them in The South Shore Press, a Long Island rag.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The collaboration between the Hollywood actor and the celebrated essayist sounds like its own meet-cute, and the origin story is almost as entertaining as the book promises to be.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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Hurtubise is a novelist, essayist, and artist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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The British science-fictioneer has, as a screenwriter and director, staked out a particular genre of galaxy-brain theater.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2020
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The long poems pose an additional problem for a biographer: in these retrospective works, written in the seventies and eighties, Schuyler became a late-breaking autobiographer.—
Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Most Black autobiographers never even planned to publish (or thought about publishing) their books commercially.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Dec. 2024
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The celebrated poet and memoirist, delves into the agonies of her decision and describes the emerging women’s liberation movement, of which Moore would soon become a participant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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For decades, Iranian novelist and memoirist Shahrnush Parsipur wrote under the threat of her country’s oppressive laws.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Fictionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionist. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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