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Recent Examples of novels
Heather Rose is the Australian author of seven novels including her latest novel The Museum of Modern Love published this month by Algonquin.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novels
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The solicitation frames the campaign as an effort to push back on what Newsom has often described as misleading narratives about California.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Her fear that her professional irrelevance has come too soon—an anxiety not often explored in Hollywood’s midlife-crisis narratives—is unexpectedly affecting.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Corporations are legal fictions — a game of pretend in which fictional entities are created, registering with the state.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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As much as with any director of the most intimate personal fictions, Wiseman’s nonfictions could be laid end to end and viewed in continuity, like the story of an extraordinary life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Zdorovetskiy did not return voicemails or texts left by a reporter.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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There have also been a number of studies examining impacts on addiction in real-world use of the drugs prescribed for other diseases, as well as countless anecdotes of people’s personal experiences.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Stamper has broadened my mind with a book full of fascinating tidbits and anecdotes, and a delightful quantity of humor.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Karacasu Tekstil did its part, launching its Spinnovation collection of yarns that use half as much water and produce half as many carbon emissions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Each is made in Scotland, where a wash in pure local spring water softens the yarns even further.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Scholarship Plus program calls for the charter school to cover tuition, textbooks and transportation.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The costs are passed on, one way or another, just as the textbooks predict.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Most players, these days, share those stories on podcasts.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The island is famously low-key, thanks in part to an ordinance that restricts buildings over three stories, keeping high-rises and big resort brands off the sand.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Long the purview of classrooms and anthologies, the canon is now of interest to the state itself.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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The pleasure, as with the unpredictable FX not-quite-anthologies Atlanta and Reservation Dogs, is in never knowing what each compact episode will bring.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Novels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novels. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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