I realised that while I've been busy getting all our regular writers to introduce themselves, I hadn't actually ever introduced myself!
So, hello, I'm Keris, your friendly neighbourhood editor. Nice to meet you.
Favourite chick lit book: A toss-up between Marian Keyes' Anybody Out There? and Jennifer Weiner's In Her Shoes. I pretty much read both of them straight through and could happily reread them any time.
Favourite chick lit author: Again, a toss-up between Marian Keyes and Meg Cabot. Can't read their books fast enough. They're both so warm, natural and very funny. (And if I ever make it to Ireland or Key West, they should be afraid.)
Favourite fictional heroine: Probably Mia Thermopolis from Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries series. When I was pregnant and thought I was having a girl, I was seriously thinking of naming her Mia. She's not just sweet and funny, she's a great role model. (I had a boy so didn't get to use the name.)
Favourite non chick-lit book: Nope, can't choose just one. Either Bryce Courtenay's The Power of One or Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City series. Both utterly absorbing and affecting. (I dreamed about The Power of One and bunked off work to read the full Tales of the City series!)
Do you have a theme song? Embarrassingly enough, the song I find myself singing without thinking is Sweet Life by Barry Manilow.
