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King has a blogger’s punch and an essayist’s analysis—her dexterous writing is intelligent, observant, and very, very funny.
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Felsenthal is a fiction writer, poet, critic and essayist whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Guardian, the Atlantic and other publications.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Sam Tanenhaus, essayist and editor, was tapped by William F. Buckley Jr. to be his official biographer.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 15 May 2025
How Iran might strike back, by Colin P. Clarke, guest essayist, The New York Times.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Felsenthal is a fiction writer, poet, critic and essayist whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Guardian, the Atlantic and other publications.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Sam Tanenhaus, essayist and editor, was tapped by William F. Buckley Jr. to be his official biographer.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 15 May 2025
How Iran might strike back, by Colin P. Clarke, guest essayist, The New York Times.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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“Essayist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayist. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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essayist
noun
es·say·ist
ˈes-ˌā-əst 
: a writer of essays
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