Michele Gorman
| Michele Gorman | |
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| Born | Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| Pen name | Jamie Scott |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction |
| Notable works | Single in the City, Bella Summer Takes a Chance |
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Michele Gorman is an American-born British author of chick lit genre books,[1][2][3] including The Curvy Girls Club, Bella Summer Takes a Chance and the Single in the City series.[4][5] She also writes commercial fiction under the pen name Jamie Scott.[6]
Michele is represented by Hardman & Swainson.[7] Her debut, Single in the City, was published by Penguin Books;[8] her other books are published by Notting Hill Press.[9] In March 2014 she signed with Avon (publisher).[10]
Career
Michele Gorman was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts,[11] and her background is financial rather than literary.[12] She went back to school full-time in Chicago for her Master’s Degree in Sociology.[13] In 1998 she moved to London.[14][15]
Her first published book, Single in the City was published by Penguin Books in June 2010. Today she is a full-time author living in London.[16]
In 2012 Michele joined forces with fellow chick lit authors Talli Roland and Belinda Jones to found Notting Hill Press.[17]
Books
- Gorman, Michele (2010). Single in the City. Penguin Books[18]. ISBN 9780141048260.
- Gorman, Michele (2012). Misfortune Cookie. Notting Hill Press[19]. ISBN 9781478248767.
- Gorman, Michele (2012). The Twelve Days to Christmas. Notting Hill Press[20]. ISBN 9781479103676.
- Gorman, Michele (2013). Bella Summer Takes a Chance. Notting Hill Press[21]. ISBN 9781481277693.
- Gorman, Michele (2013). Christmas Carol. Notting Hill Press[22]. ISBN 9781492242611.
- Gorman, Michele (2014). The Curvy Girls Club. Notting Hill Press[23]. ISBN 9781499179330.
- Scott, Jamie (2012). Little Sacrifices. Christopher Little. ISBN 9781908426222.
References
- ↑ Flood, Alison (4 September 2012). "Sock puppetry and fake reviews: publish and be damned". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ Hyslop, Leah (31 January 2012). "The chick-lit author who followed her heart to London". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Gorman, Michele (3 August 2010). "Michele Gorman". The Guardian (London).
- ↑ http://www.chicklitclub.com/bellasummertakesachance.html
- ↑ Flood, Alison (12 December 2011). "Michele Gorman's chick-lit à la carte". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ http://michelegorman.co.uk/Jamie_Scotts_books.html
- ↑ http://hardmanswainson.com/author_michelegorman.html
- ↑ "Hong Kong: My kind of town". The Daily Telegraph (London). 8 June 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ http://nottinghillpress.co.uk/NHP/AUTHORS.html
- ↑ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/avon-signs-michele-gorman.html
- ↑ http://michelegorman.co.uk/Hometown.html
- ↑ http://michelegorman.co.uk/Path_to_writing.html
- ↑ http://michelegorman.co.uk/Path_to_writing.html
- ↑ http://michelegorman.co.uk/Path_to_writing.html
- ↑ http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/topic/tax/uk-tax-amnesties-not-packing-punch/428650
- ↑ http://michelegorman.co.uk/Home_now.html
- ↑ Lamb, Joyce (3 June 2013). "Discover the best of British chick lit/rom-com". USA Today.
- ↑ http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141048260,00.html
- ↑ http://nottinghillpress.co.uk/NHP/Misfortune_Cookie.html
- ↑ http://nottinghillpress.co.uk/NHP/Twelve_Days_to_Christmas.html
- ↑ http://nottinghillpress.co.uk/NHP/Bella_Summer_Takes_a_Chance.html
- ↑ http://nottinghillpress.co.uk/NHP/Christmas_Carol.html
- ↑ http://nottinghillpress.co.uk/NHP/The_Curvy_Girls_Club.html
External links
- Official website
- Michele Gorman at Penguin Books
- Michele Gorman at Hardman & Swainson