Sophie Kinsella

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  • Bibliography:
    28 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2001
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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About the Author

Sophie Kinsella studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at New College, Oxford. She wrote her first novel at 24, when she worked as a financial journalist, but it was published under her real name Madeleine Wickham. The Tennis Party which was a critical and commercial success. She published six more novels under Wickham.

She submitted her first Sophie Kinsella novel to her publishers anonymously. When The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic was released in September 2000 and readers instantly loved heroine Becky Bloomwood. Five more Shopaholic books were published and the first novel was turned into a film. Kinsella has also written four standalone novels. She didn't reveal her identity until Can You Keep a Secret? was published for the first time. She lives in London with her husband and family.

Update April 17, 2024: Kinsella (54), whose birth name is Madeleine Wickham, posted on social media she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a cancerous and aggressive brain tumor, in 2022 but took time to share the diagnosis publicly. "I did not share this before because I wanted to make sure that my children were able to hear and process the news in privacy and adapt to our ‘new normal.'" She is currently undergoing chemotherapy after already completing radiation and surgery at University College Hospital in London.

Full Series List in Order

Fairy Mom and Me

1 - Fairy Mom and Me (Jan-2018)
2 - Fairy-In-Waiting (Jan-2019)
3 - Fairy Unicorn Wishes (Feb-2020)
4 - Fairy Mermaid Magic (Sep-2020)

Shopaholic

1 - Confessions of a Shopaholic (Feb-2001)
2 - Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Feb-2002)
3 - Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Mar-2003)
3.5 - Shopaholic on Honeymoon (Dec-2014)
4 - Shopaholic & Sister (Oct-2004)
5 - Shopaholic & Baby (Jan-2007)
6 - Mini-Shopaholic (Oct-2010)
7 - Shopaholic to the Stars (Oct-2014)
8 - Shopaholic to the Rescue (Nov-2015)
9 - Christmas Shopaholic (Oct-2019)

Book List in Order: 28 titles

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Shopaholic - 1

    Meet Becky Bloomwood, an irresistible heroine with a big heart, big dreams--and just one little weakness.... Becky Bloomwood has what most twenty-five-year-olds only dream of: a flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous social...

  • Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

    Shopaholic - 2

    With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky's biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to...

  • Shopaholic Ties the Knot

    Shopaholic - 3

    The lovable heroine of Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan is back! -- in a hilarious tale of one blushing bride who just can't say no to saying "I do." Life has been good for Becky Bloomwood: She's become the best personal sh...

  • Can You Keep a Secret?

    Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart. an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets: Secrets from her boyfriend: I've always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken. Secrets from her mother: I lost my virg...

  • Changing People

    in Girls Night In

    21 tales from today's hottest young female writers. Featuring bestselling authors: Jennifer Weiner, Sophie Kinsella, Meg Cabot, Carole Matthews, Isabel Wolff, Lynda Curnyn, Jill A. Davis, Marian Keyes, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Lisa Jewell, Stella Duff...

  • Shopaholic & Sister

    Shopaholic - 4

    What's a round-the-world honeymoon if you can't buy the odd souvenir to ship back home? Like the twenty silk dressing gowns Becky found in Hong Kong...the hand-carved dining table (and ten chairs) from Sri Lanka...the, um, huge wooden giraffes from M...

  • The Undomestic Goddess

    Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She's made a mistake so huge, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle ...

  • Shopaholic & Baby

    Shopaholic - 5

    Becky's life is blooming! She's working at London's newest big store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room)...and she's pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed -- especially since discovering that shopping cures ...

  • Remember Me?

    With the same wicked humor and delicious charm that have won her millions of devoted fans, Sophie Kinsella, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Shopaholic & Baby, returns with an irresistible new novel and a fresh new heroine who finds herself...



  • Twenties Girl

    Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professional twenty-something young women don't get visited by ghosts. Or do they? When the spirit of Lara's great-aunt Sadie -- a ...

  • Mini-Shopaholic

    Shopaholic - 6

    Sophie Kinsella has dazzled readers with her irresistible Shopaholic novels -- sensational international bestsellers that have garnered millions of devoted fans and catapulted her into the first rank of contemporary storytellers. Now her beloved hero...

  • I've Got Your Number

    I've lost it. :( The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now the very same day his parents are coming, I've lost it. The very same day! Do not hyperventilate, ...

  • Wedding Night

    Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls...

  • Shopaholic to the Stars

    Shopaholic - 7

    Sophie Kinsella returns to her beloved Shopaholic series with Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) newly arrived in Hollywood and starry-eyed. She and her two-year-old daughter, Minnie, have relocated to L.A. to join Becky’s husband, Luke, who is there t...

  • Shopaholic on Honeymoon

    Shopaholic - 3.5

    This free eBook short story fills in the gaps of Sophie Kinsella’s bestselling Shopaholic series, following Becky Brandon and her husband, Luke, as they start their luxurious yearlong honeymoon around the world. But these jet-setters are about to h...

  • Finding Audrey

    Audrey loves her family, even they are a bit off-the-wall. When Audrey develops an anxiety disorder as a result of an unpleasant incident, her family is there to help. Audrey now wears dark glasses whenever she feels the need to protect herself, but...

  • Shopaholic to the Rescue

    Shopaholic - 8

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with another laugh-out-loud Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) adventure: a hilarious road trip through the American West to Las Vegas. Becky is on a major rescue mission through the Americ...

  • My Not So Perfect Life

    Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world. New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has written her most timely novel yet. Every...

  • Fairy Mom and Me

    Fairy Mom and Me - 1

    Fans of Sophie Kinsella's sparkling humor will love her first ever illustrated series for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo! Ella Brook can't wait to grow up, because one day she will become a fairy and hav...



  • Surprise Me

    A witty and emotionally charged novel that delves into the heart of a marriage, and how those we love and think we know best can sometimes surprise us the most After ten years together, Sylvie and Dan have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, and...

  • Fairy-In-Waiting

    Fairy Mom and Me - 2

    Fans of Sophie Kinsella's sparkling humor and the first book in the illustrated duology will love these next adventures featuring their favorite mother-daughter fairy team. Ella Brook is used to being a fairy in waiting. It means that one day she ...

  • I Owe You One

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an irresistible story of love and empowerment about a young woman with a complicated family, a handsome man who might be “the one,” and an IOU that changes everything Fixie Farr has al...

  • Christmas Shopaholic

    Shopaholic - 9

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with a festive new Shopaholic adventure filled with holiday cheer and unexpected gifts. ’Tis the season for change and Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is embracing it, returning from th...

  • Fairy Unicorn Wishes

    Fairy Mom and Me - 3

    Fairies, unicorns and magical wishes combine in this third book of the Fairy Mom and Me series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella! Ella's one wish is to become a fairy like her mom. She dreams of the day she will have her s...

  • Fairy Mermaid Magic

    Fairy Mom and Me - 4

    Discover more magical adventures with your little one in this fourth book of the Fairy Mom and Me series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella. Ella's family has a BIG secret - her mom is a fairy! Ella's dream is to become...

  • Love Your Life

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Owe You One, an utterly delightful novel about a woman who ditches her dating app for a writer's retreat in Italy -- only to find that real love comes with its own filters Call Ava romantic, b...

  • The Party Crasher

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Your Life comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about family and finding a second chance at love, set against the backdrop of the most fabulous party you’ve ever snuck ...

  • The Burnout

    Sparks fly in this delightful novel about two burned out professionals who meet at a ramshackle resort on the British seaside -- from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher. Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to resp...

Award-Winning Books by Sophie Kinsella

Can You Keep a Secret?
2004 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Chick Lit Novel
I've Got Your Number
2012 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sophie Kinsella has published 28 books.

Sophie Kinsella does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Burnout, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Sophie Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic, was published in February 2001.

Yes. Sophie Kinsella has 2 series.
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