Alexandra Heminsley (born 1976) is a British journalist and writer, living in

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. She has written ''Running Like a Girl'' (2013), ''Leap In'' (2018) and ''Some Body to Love'' (2021).

Career

Heminsley worked in publishing for six years before becoming a freelance journalist and broadcaster in 2004. She was books editor and

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of ''

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'' magazine for eight years until 2014 and for the

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Arts Show with

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for ten years. She has reviewed books for various newspapers and currently does so for the

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show on BBC Radio 2. She is also books editor for ''

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'' magazine.

Publications

Books by Heminsley

*''Ex and the City: You're Nobody 'til Somebody Dumps You.'' Pan (UK), 2007. . *''Running Like a Girl: Notes on Learning to Run.'' London: Cornerstone, 2013. . *''Leap In: a Woman, Some Waves, and the Will to Swim.'' London: Windmill, 2018. . *''Some Body to Love: A Family Story.'' London: Chatto & Windus, 2021. .

Books co-written with others

*''Knowing the Score: My Family and Our Tennis Story''. London: Chatto & Windus, 2017. With

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. .

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* British writers British journalists British women journalists Living people 1976 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-writer-stub