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Keris is the bestselling author of fourteen novels, including adult and YA romcoms and one Christmas novel for younger readers that is not a romance, but does star a talking pug. She previously worked as a bookseller, a PA in the music industry, and once got a casual job as an arena steward so she could see New Kids on the Block for free.
She was born in Canada, grew up on the Wirral, lived in London for a while and, along with her two teen sons, recently moved back to her home town to live by the sea. She can almost always be found on Twitter or Instagram, avoiding writing her next book (but she's working on it in her head. Probably). |
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Twenty-five things about me
Leaving Canada
1. I was born in Canada.
2. When I was little I had an imaginary friend named Mr Corbett.
3. At school I was painfully shy.
4. I was in the Bucks Fizz and Bros fan clubs.
5. I’ve worn glasses since I was six. My first pair were pink NHS with a plaster over one lens.
6. The day before Charles and Diana’s wedding the wind slammed our lounge door. With my finger in it. Six stitches.
7. Whenever I go on holiday I always fantasise about moving there. One of these days I will.
8. In Redwood National Park I hugged a tree, but it didn’t hug me back.
9. I keep fairy lights up all year round. I once saw Bert & Ernie (from Sesame Street) fairy lights in a shop and didn’t buy them cos they were too expensive. I’ve regretted it ever since.
10. I love the sound a hoover makes when you suck up something you shouldn’t. Usually, in this house, a chunk of stale bread (or twenty).
11. The first single I bought was This Ole House by Shakin’ Stevens. I bought it in Woolies.
12. The first song I can remember knowing all the words to was I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.
13. I dream about some celebrity or other every single night. Without fail. Seriously.
14. I’ve had sex dreams about Mike Baldwin, Jim from Neighbours and Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. And, thank god, George Clooney.
15. A Harry Styles dream I had in 2014 has led to an ongoing One Direction obsession.
16. Bob Geldof once called me “dogmatic”. At the time, I was kind of horrified. Now I’m kind of impressed. (I mean, of *all* the people to call you dogmatic!)
17. Des O’Connor once called me “cuddly”. I prefer the Bob Geldof story.
18. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life it would be Pad Thai. Probably.
19. I rarely refuse a glass of wine.
20. I can't stop buying books, even though there's no way I will read them all.
21. I have a pink plastic flamingo in my garden.
22. My all-time favourite books are the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin.
23. I start most mornings with a cup of coffee on my back step while listening to a podcast.
24. My favourite podcasts are Adam Buxton, Off Menu, and Glennon Doyle's We Can Do Hard Things.
25. One day, I want to live in LA. And New York. And also maybe Paris.
2. When I was little I had an imaginary friend named Mr Corbett.
3. At school I was painfully shy.
4. I was in the Bucks Fizz and Bros fan clubs.
5. I’ve worn glasses since I was six. My first pair were pink NHS with a plaster over one lens.
6. The day before Charles and Diana’s wedding the wind slammed our lounge door. With my finger in it. Six stitches.
7. Whenever I go on holiday I always fantasise about moving there. One of these days I will.
8. In Redwood National Park I hugged a tree, but it didn’t hug me back.
9. I keep fairy lights up all year round. I once saw Bert & Ernie (from Sesame Street) fairy lights in a shop and didn’t buy them cos they were too expensive. I’ve regretted it ever since.
10. I love the sound a hoover makes when you suck up something you shouldn’t. Usually, in this house, a chunk of stale bread (or twenty).
11. The first single I bought was This Ole House by Shakin’ Stevens. I bought it in Woolies.
12. The first song I can remember knowing all the words to was I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.
13. I dream about some celebrity or other every single night. Without fail. Seriously.
14. I’ve had sex dreams about Mike Baldwin, Jim from Neighbours and Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. And, thank god, George Clooney.
15. A Harry Styles dream I had in 2014 has led to an ongoing One Direction obsession.
16. Bob Geldof once called me “dogmatic”. At the time, I was kind of horrified. Now I’m kind of impressed. (I mean, of *all* the people to call you dogmatic!)
17. Des O’Connor once called me “cuddly”. I prefer the Bob Geldof story.
18. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life it would be Pad Thai. Probably.
19. I rarely refuse a glass of wine.
20. I can't stop buying books, even though there's no way I will read them all.
21. I have a pink plastic flamingo in my garden.
22. My all-time favourite books are the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin.
23. I start most mornings with a cup of coffee on my back step while listening to a podcast.
24. My favourite podcasts are Adam Buxton, Off Menu, and Glennon Doyle's We Can Do Hard Things.
25. One day, I want to live in LA. And New York. And also maybe Paris.