Kinsella

[ kin-sel-uh ]

/ kɪnˈsɛl ə /

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W(illiam) P(atrick), 1935–2016, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Best-selling author Kinsella is at her wittiest self in her latest, hilarious comedy.
The best books to beat this year’s special brand of Valentine’s Day blues|Zibby Owens|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Havas Media also won several agency of the year awards during Kinsella’s time, as well as a Most Innovative Culture award from Digiday in 2018.
Media Buying Briefing: To own or not to own, that’s the question with agencies and data — Part I: Publicis/Epsilon|jim cooper|January 25, 2021|Digiday
Bill Simmons was Ray Kinsella, the young guy looking around in wide-eyed wonder.
On the Peninsula|Bryan Curtis|April 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Kinsella deserves some credit for writing a subplot about a gay character coming to terms with his sexuality in The Wedding Girl.
Summer's Top Chick Lit Reads|Marisa Meltzer|July 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series, also writes under her real name, Madeleine Wickham.
Summer's Top Chick Lit Reads|Marisa Meltzer|July 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Kinsella died in 1884, after having made himself a power in the community.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander
The studio where Kent and Pierce Kinsella lived all last year is vacant.
Molly Brown of Kentucky|Nell Speed
Pierce Kinsella was called into consultation and could throw no light on the subject.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed
A year ago a wrestling match between him and Jack Kinsella had gathered two counties to see it.
An Isle in the Water|Katharine Tynan
Mike Sheehan was drenched with the dews as he stood up stiffly from Jack Kinsella's grave, upon which he had been lying.
An Isle in the Water|Katharine Tynan