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Hornby

British  
/ ˈhɔːnbɪ /

noun

  1. Nick. born 1958, British writer; his books include the memoir Fever Pitch (1992; filmed 1997) and the bestselling novels About a Boy (1998; filmed 2002), How To Be Good (2001), and Juliet, Naked (2009)

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Hornby, whose main hobby was cycling, had followed "the same route for the last 20 years or so".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

North, 38, of Castle Marina Road, Nottingham, and Houseman, 55, of Hornby Road in Caton, Lancashire, previously pleaded not guilty to harassing Lammy.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Author Gill Hornby and executive producer Christine Langan spoke about adapting Hornby’s novel for television and why readers and viewers continue to gravitate to Jane Austen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

Such is the case with “Miss Austen,” the 2020 novel by Gill Hornby.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

I was determined to haunt Olive Hornby, you see.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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