Alexandra Potter (born 1970) is a British author of romantic comedies.

Biography

Born in Bradford,

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, England, Potter was educated at

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, where she received an honours degree in English Literature and Film Studies. In 1993, at the age of 23, Potter moved to

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to be the editor of a puzzle magazine. In her spare time, she wrote articles for British glossies such as ''

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'', '' Company'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Five years later, she moved to Australia, where she worked for the Australian ''

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'' and '' Cleo Magazine''. In 1999, Potter began work on her first novel, ''What's New, Pussycat?''. She signed a deal with literary agent Stephanie Cabot. Within days of handing in her finished manuscript, a bidding war broke out between several publishers. Potter ended up signing a two-book deal, and ''Pussycat'' was published in April 2000. Potter has written 11 novels. Her books have been published in both the UK (including the Commonwealth) and the United States and have been translated and sold in 21 territories, including France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain,

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, Poland, Russia,

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, China,

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and

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. Her novel ''Me and Mr. Darcy'' won Best New Fiction at The Jane Austen Regency World Awards in May 2008. Potter has sold the film rights to several of her novels, including ''You're The One I Don't Want'' and ''Calling Romeo''.

Works

Novels

# ''What's New, Pussycat?'' (2000) # ''Going La La'' (2001) # ''Calling Romeo'' (2002) # ''Do You Come Here Often?'' (2004) # '' Be Careful What You Wish For'' (2006) # '' Me and Mr Darcy'' (2007) # ''Who's That Girl?'' (2009) # ''Do You Come Here Often?'' (2010) # ''You're The One That I Don't Want'' (US: ''You're (Not) The One'') (2010) # ''Don't You Forget About Me'' (2012) # ''The Love Detective'' (2014) # ''Love From Paris'' (2015)

Anthologies

# ''No Strings Attached'' for ''Girl's Night Out'' (2001) # ''Me and Mr. Darcy Again'' for ''Jane Austen Made Me Do It'' (2011)

References

External links

* Her publisher's web site * Her web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Potter Alexandra 1970 births Living people Alumni of the University of Liverpool English women novelists English magazine editors English romantic fiction writers English women journalists Women romantic fiction writers English women non-fiction writers Women magazine editors