Some of our most beloved writers have used male pen names with a variety of motives, from combatting sexism in the industry as a whole, to breaking into male-dominated genres, and even as a means ...

She first adopted the name for her book The Cuckoo's Calling, in a bid to see how popular her new writing would be without the 'Harry' cloak. But what of other authors who have used pen names?

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