Catriona Innes

I’ve known Catriona Innes for a little while now - she is the features director at Cosmopolitan and we shared an office when I was the acting deputy editor at ELLE. But I knew of her before that - because of her award-winning journalism, which has taken in everything from investigations into harassment on the Tube to what it was like growing up with a transgender father. Now she has written her first book, The Matchmaker, a moving, witty and hugely engaging novel about, yes, a professional matchmaker - but also about the gulf between how we present our lives to the outside world and the reality. I loved chatting to Catriona about how she made her dream career happen (before she got her job at Cosmo, she used to stand outside Hearst HQ, gazing at the office and hoping she’d one day get a job there), 6am daily writing sessions and more. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. ALSO: while I have your attention, might you consider donating to my charity Christmas appeal in aid of the Book Trust which provides books to vulnerable children? The link to do so is here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sundaysalon Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/140918837X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i0 Twitter: @aliceazania @catreenaah Instagram: @aliceazania @catreenaah Edited by Chelsey Moore Thanks to the sponsors of this episode, No.3 London Dry Gin. Always drink responsibly, for the facts visit drinkaware.co.uk. @no3gin