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The phrase "astute author" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a writer who is perceptive, clever, and able to understand complex situations or ideas.
Example: "The astute author skillfully navigated the intricacies of human relationships in her latest novel."
Alternatives: "perceptive writer" or "insightful author."
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Goold stages the Sisters as their psychologically astute author intuited them to be — as incarnations of Macbeth's unconscious.
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