Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella is a publishing legend, who has sold more than 40 million books worldwide, including the iconic Shopaholic series, which became a Hollywood film, Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher. As she publishes her new novel, I Owe You One, we discuss emotional labour, the controversial term "chick lit", how women's writing is undervalued, and why she buys her Christmas presents in Oxfam. She also tells me how CBT has helped her anxiety, why mobile phones have ruined romantic fiction, and the one piece of advice she'd give to any aspiring author. She is warm, brilliant and wise - I just loved talking to her. Buy I Owe You One at https://www.waterstones.com/book/i-owe-you-one/sophie-kinsella/9780593079928 Twitter: @aliceazania @KinsellaSophie Instagram: @aliceazania @sophiekinsellawriter Edited by Chelsey Moore