Highlights from Sophie's Facebook webchat
Is Sophie a closet knitter? Is her life as crazy as Becky Bloomwood’s? And which cocktail does she recommend to cure writer’s block…?! Here are 10 of our favourite questions and answers from her recent Facebook webchat for you to enjoy…
Q. What made you become a writer?
A. I read other people’s novels every day on the train and I thought ‘I want to do this’. And one day I plucked up the courage to try. Simple as that!
Q. What’s your one bag or accessory that you can’t be without?
A. I have a gorgeous Prada bag that I will keep for the rest of my life…
Q. What made you decide to change your pen name? And do you prefer Sophie to Madeline?
A. It’s my middle name and my maiden name so it feels like ‘me’.
Q. How much do you write each day?
A. Ha! Well, in theory, 1,000 words is my aim. Sometimes it happens. Sometimes I beat my target. Sometimes I give up and go round the shops instead.
Q. Is your reality ever as funny and crazy as Becky Bloomwood’s?
A. I do find that life imitates art, although mostly I seem to imitate Emma in Can You Keep A Secret, with klutzy moments and my clothes unbuttoning themselves as I walk along the street…
Q. Crocheting and knitting are both mentioned in Shopaholic and Baby and Can you Keep a Secret. Are they your hobbies too?
A. Well, no, I have to confess not. My mother is a brilliant knitter and has made me lots of lovely things, but I never managed to get the technique. I’d love to be able to, though.
Q. Have you ever been tempted to write a book in an entire different genre?
A. I once tried to write a gritty thriller. Ha. The plot bit was OK, but as my agent said, ‘All the people are far too NICE’. So I gave up and stuck to what I know!
Q. How do you go on with the story when you come down with a severe case of writer’s block?
A. I officially don’t believe in writer’s block, as an older and wiser writer once told me, ‘Never admit to it and then your brain won’t believe it exists!” However, if I get to a glitch, I find that going out with my husband, ordering mojitos and discussing the thing till we crack it usually works. (It doesn’t have to be mojitos. Margaritas also work. 🙂
Q. If you weren’t a writer, what would be your job?
A. Ooh! What would I be? Well, in an ideal life, if I could sing, I would be a singer-songwriter. SInce I can’t, I’ll settle for anything creative. Maybe in advertising. I’d love to write ads.
Q. Which book do you wish you’d written?
A. Alice in Wonderland. I would love to have that mind!
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US & Canadian edition of Wedding Night is out now in paperback!
Wedding Night was inspired by the notion of a honeymoon going wrong and all of the funny things that could happen as a result. It stars Lottie and her overly protective older sister Fliss and explores the idea of first love – what would happen if two old flames rekindled a relationship from years ago? If you haven’t read Wedding Night yet, you can get your copy now in paperback in the US and Canada, as well as many other countries around the world!
NEW Shopaholic novel coming Autumn 2014!
It’s the news all Shopaholic fans have been waiting for!
Shopaholic to the Stars – the brand-new Shopaholic novel starring Becky Bloomwood – will be published in Autumn 2014.
NEW Shopaholic novel coming Autumn 2014!
It’s the news all Shopaholic fans have been waiting for!
Shopaholic to the Stars – the brand-new Shopaholic novel starring Becky Bloomwood – will be published in Autumn 2014.
Sophie's short story in Stylist magazine
Hot of the press! Today’s special edition of Stylist magazine includes a short story written by Sophie Kinsella in just 2 and a half hours! Aptly named “The Stylist”, it opens in a hairdressing salon and features a lovely new stylist called Ottoline. Here’s a taster:
I’ve never been unfaithful before. Not to a man, nor to a friend, nor to a stylist. And Danny is all three. My heart’s pumping with guilt; my hands are clammy. Thank God Ottoline’s put me around the corner from reception, out of view.
Danny’s not working in the salon today but even so, I’m paranoid. Danny’s been my stylist for years. He forced me into highlights. He made me have that chunky bob, which I hated even before he took the first chop. That’s the trouble – he’s a bit of a bully. Plus, everyone in Lincoln has been talking about this lovely new stylist, Ottoline, and I was desperate to try her out.
Read more on the Stylist website
Wedding Night nominated for the Goodreads Choice Humor Award 2013
We’re thrilled to announce that Wedding Night is in the semifinal for the Goodreads Choice Humor Award 2013! Thank you to everyone who has voted so far. Voting for the final closes on Saturday 16th November, so there’s not long to go!
To vote for Wedding Night visit the Goodreads website, where you can also see the other books and categories.
Happy publication day!
Wedding Night and I’ve Got Your Number are both out now in the UK, US, Canada, Europe and Asia! Sophie celebrated the publication of her brand-new hardback Wedding Night in London with a pop-up wedding event – take a look at the event photos on Facebook! To celebrate publication day in the US and Canada – Sophie took over her US publisher’s Twitter account, @atrandom for the day. Did you catch her?
Wedding Night global publication dates
Can’t wait to get your hands on Wedding Night? Neither can we! Take a look a the list below to find out when Sophie’s fabulous new novel will be landing in bookshops around the world.
English language editions:
USA, Canada, Europe & Asia – 23rd April 2013
UK & Ireland – 25th April 2013
Australia & India – 1st May 2013
New Zealand – 3rd May 2013
Local language editions:
Holland – 18th June 2013 (The House of Books)
Greece – 4th July 2013 (Psichogios)
Italy – 27 August 2013 (Mondadori)
Norway – August 2013 (Gyldendal Norsk)
Brazil – October 2013 (Editora Record)
Wedding Night – Cover Reveal
We are over the moon to be able to reveal the gorgeous cover for the UK edition of Wedding Night (published in hardback and ebook on 25th April). Hope you love it as much as we do!
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