Ester Madeleine Hovell, née Pousette (born 22 July 1943) is a Swedish journalist.
Beside being a journalist, she has also published several books. She is the author of De glömda barnen (1996), Sveriges skolledarförbund 40 år: 1966–2006 (2006), Trygg på jobbet – så förebygger och hanterar du hot, våld och trakasserier mot skolans personal (2009) and Våga fråga, våga lyssna, våga agera! (2011). The latter of these deals with children whose parents overconsume alcohol.[1]