Lindsey Kelk

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Lindsey Kelk
Born (1980-10-03) October 3, 1980 (age 43)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
OccupationAuthor, podcaster
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Genrefiction
Notable works"I Heart" series, The Christmas Wish, On A Night Like This
Website
www.lindseykelk.com
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Lindsey Kelk is a bestselling British author, journalist and formerly worked as a children's book editor. She was initially signed up to a three-book deal by publishers HarperCollins following the submission of a manuscript for her first novel. To date, she has published 19 adult books and is also the author of the children's book series, Cinders and Sparks.[1] She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career[edit]

Kelk was inspired to write her first book, I heart New York, after returning from a holiday to New York City to her home in London, England,[2] and being unable to get over post-vacation blues.[3] She immediately decided that it would be a series of books, each taking in different cities, partly inspired by her teen experience of reading the Sweet Valley High series of novels.[3] She found an agent through a roundabout route; having sent out copies of I Heart New York to various agents and having received several rejection letters, one agent got in contact with Kelk. However, it transpired that the agent disliked the book and wanted her to work on a different project, and that she "would have to use a pseudonym because [her] name sounded like a cat being sick".[4] Kelk decided not to sign with the agent and instead asked a friend who worked with book publisher HarperCollins to recommend one. The friend handed a copy of the book to the commercial women's fiction team, who signed her to a three-book deal.[4]

Kelk has written for many women's magazines, including a monthly column for magazine Marie Claire.[2] In 2009 she moved with her full-time job as a children's book editor to New York itself, something she said was following in the footsteps of the lead character from her book series.[3] She currently works as a full-time writer.

In 2017, Kelk started award-winning[5] beauty podcast, Full Coverage, along with co-host Harriet Hadfield, a British makeup artist and YouTuber, also based in Los Angeles.[6] She is also one of the hosts of popular pro-wrestling podcast, Tights and Fights.[7]

After a visit to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls during a road trip in 2010, she decided to write the location into one of her books.[8] I heart Hollywood was nominated for the People's Choice Award in the inaugural Pure Passion Awards in 2010, an awards ceremony set up by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[9] At the following year's awards, I Heart Paris was nominated for Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year.

Her novel, I Heart Christmas, spent two weeks on The Sunday Times bestseller list in December 2013[10] followed by A Girl’s Best Friend in 2015.[11] In 2023 her novel, Love Me Do, was chosen as one of the top seven popular fiction books of the year by The Times.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Her favourite book of all time is The Secret History by Donna Tartt.[4] She previously lived in Williamsburg and Park Slope, Brooklyn[2] but moved to Los Angeles in 2015.[13] She has two cats and is a big fan of professional wrestling.[14]

Bibliography[edit]

I Heart Series[edit]

  • I Heart New York (2009)
  • I Heart Hollywood (2010)
  • I Heart Paris (2010)
  • I Heart Vegas (2012)
  • I Heart London (2012)
  • I Heart Christmas (2013)
  • I Heart Forever (2017)
  • I Heart Hawaii (2019)

Tess Brookes Series[edit]

  • About A Girl (2013)
  • What a Girl Wants (2014)
  • A Girl's Best Friend (2015)

Jenny Lopez Series[edit]

  • Jenny Lopez Has A Bad Week (2011)
  • Jenny Lopez Saves Christmas (2014)

Singles[edit]

  • The Single Girl's To Do List (2011)
  • Always The Bridesmaid (2015)
  • We Were On A Break (2016)
  • One in a Million (2018)
  • In Case You Missed It (2020)
  • On a Night Like This (2021)
  • The Christmas Wish (2022)
  • Love Me Do (2023)

Cinder and Sparks Series[edit]

  • Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight (2019)
  • Cinders and Sparks: Fairies in the Forest (2019)
  • Cinders & Sparks: Goblins and Gold (2020)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cinders & Sparks". LindseyKelk.com. 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "The New Yorker: Lindsey Kelk". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Calvani, Mayra (13 October 2009). "Interview with Lindsey Kelk, Author of I Heart New York". Blogcritics. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Lindsey Kelk Interview". NovelKicks.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Johnson & Johnson Beauty Awards 2019". The British Beauty Council. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. ^ "Full Coverage on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ^ "Maximum Fun: Tights and Fights". Maximum Fun. 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ Kelk, Lindsey (8 August 2011). "Lindsey Kelk: I Heart Canada". National Post. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Pure Passion Awards created by the Romantic Novelists' Association". Best Books. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Lindsey Kelk makes the Sunday Times Bestseller list - Furniss Lawton". Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  11. ^ "lindseykelk on Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  12. ^ Murphy, Siobhan (2023-12-01). "7 best popular fiction novels of 2023". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  13. ^ "Hello, 2015, I've got some news… - Lindsey Kelk". lindseykelk.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07.
  14. ^ K, Spencer (25 January 2012). "Lindsey Kelk". 12 Questions. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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