Lucy Atkins
Lucy Atkins is a British author and journalist. Her novels include Magpie Lane. Her books have been published internationally and The Night Visitor (2017) has been optioned for television.[1]
Atkins is the daughter of the lexicographer B. T. S. Atkins and the niece of linguist John McHardy Sinclair. She teaches on the Creative Writing Masters degree at the University of Oxford. She is a literary critic for The Sunday Times and served as a judge for the 2017 Costa Book Awards[2] She has co-presented features about books on BBC Radio Oxford.[3] She has also written for UK other newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph.[4]
Selected Publications[]
Fiction[]
- The Missing One. 2014.
- The Other Child. 2015.
- The Night Visitor. 2017.
- Magpie Lane. 2020.[5][6][7][8]
Non-fiction[]
- Lucy Atkins. 2010. First-Time Parent: The honest guide to coping brilliantly and staying sane in your baby’s first year. HarperCollins.
- Lucy Atkins and Frances Goodhart. 2011. The Cancer Survivor's Companion: Practical ways to cope with your feelings after cancer. 2011 Hachette UK.[9]
- Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins. 2013. How to Feel Better: Practical ways to recover well from illness and injury.
- Lucy Atkins. 2009. "The Benefits of Web Workouts." The Daily Telegraph. 1 June 2009.
References[]
- ^ "TV Option for Lucy Atkins's The Night Visitor". Greene & Heaton. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Costa Book Awards 2017 Shortlists Announced". Foyles. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "David Prever's Breakfast Club". BBC Radio Oxford. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Alan Zeichick. 2009. Net News: A-twitter over Twitter. netWorker Volume 13, Number 1 (2009), Pages 5-7.
- ^ "Books to help you escape lockdown, chosen by Hilary Mantel, Edna O'Brien and more". The Guardian. 20 June 2020.
- ^ The Canberra Times. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6750226/atmospheric-haunting-oxford-thriller/?cs=14259
- ^ John Williams. "From the excellent Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins to the fast-paced latest from Matthew Hall and Joe Thomas' original Bent, thrillers of the week." 4 April 2020
- ^ Shilpa Ganatra. The Irish Times. Sat, 14 Dec 2019, https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/jane-casey-on-my-culture-radar-1.4114383
- ^ Reviewed by David Holmes. "Help at hand". Cancer and Society Volume 13, ISSUE 1, P21, 1 January 2012 "www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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