In Stephen King’s novel The Tommyknockers, the writer Bobbi’s surname is Anderson.
Bobbi Anderson is a successful writer living near the fictional town of Haven, Maine. She discovers a buried object on her property, and the discovery sets off the novel’s central chain of scientific, psychological, and extraterrestrial events.
The character is commonly referred to as Bobbi Anderson, so “Anderson” is the surname rather than the name of her partner, Gardener. The spelling of Gardener’s surname is also distinct from “Gardner,” a common variant that can create confusion when recalling the cast.
The Tommyknockers was published in 1987. It is science fiction horror involving an alien spacecraft and the effects of its influence on the people of Haven. Bobbi’s occupation as a writer is an important part of the novel’s setup, linking the discovery to an ordinary person whose life is altered by an extraordinary object.