Beth O'Leary
Beth O'Leary is an English author of romantic comedy novels. Her first novel The Flatshare, published in 2019,[1] sold over a million copies[2] and was nominated for a Comedy Women in print prize.[3] Since then she has written three more books including: The Switch, The Road Trip and The No-Show.[2]
Life and career[]
O'Leary was born in the 1990s and considers Winchester her home town.[4] She graduated from Oxford University and lived in London for a few years before moving back to Winchester.[4] She wrote her debut novel whilst commuting between Winchester and her job in London. She gave birth to her first baby in July 2021.[2] The Flatshare is being adapted as a comedy series for Paramount Plus[5] and The Switch is being adapted into a film by Amblin Pictures.[2]
Bibliography[]
- The Flatshare (2019)
- The Switch (2020)
- The Road Trip (2021)
- The No-Show (2022)
References[]
- ^ "Everything you need to know about 2019's best books so far". BBC. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d McDonald, Sally (April 20, 2022). "Meet the author: Beth O'Leary on new book The No-Show". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "Comedy Women in Print prize unveils mythbusting shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet the hottest-tipped debut novelists of 2019". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ Richardson, Jay (Jan 18, 2022). "Paramount Plus adapts Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare as first UK comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Living people
- Writers from Winchester
- Women romantic fiction writers
- English romantic fiction writers
- English women novelists