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This summer, the novelist and essayist Jamaica Kincaid released a career-spanning collection.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Baggot, who will also serve as executive producer, is a novelist, essayist, poet and associate professor at Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Robin Myers is a poet, translator, essayist, and 2023 NEA Translation Fellow.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Simon Njami is an independent curator and a lecturer, art critic, and essayist.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Baggot, who will also serve as executive producer, is a novelist, essayist, poet and associate professor at Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Robin Myers is a poet, translator, essayist, and 2023 NEA Translation Fellow.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Simon Njami is an independent curator and a lecturer, art critic, and essayist.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Essayist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayist. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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essayist
noun
es·say·ist
ˈes-ˌā-əst 
: a writer of essays
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