You may remember Louise Wener as the lead singer of Brit Pop band Sleeper. I certainly do (I have happy memories of dancing to them in grungy nightclubs during the 90s), so I was intrigued to hear that she has a new career as a novelist.
In fact, I'm kind of behind the times; her fourth book is due out in June (titled Worldwide Adventures in Love).
I read a very well written article by Wener on motherhood in the Guardian and made an instant pact with myself to try one of her books. Okay, so I haven't quite got that far - but The Half Life of Stars is in my to-be-read-pile.
Louise was born in 1967 in London. She lives there still with her partner and daughter. And she supports West Ham United.
I found it surprisingly difficult to find out much more about Louise (post-Sleeper) - she really needs a shiny new author website...
The books:
Goodnight Steve McQueen
The Big Blind (since re-reased as The Perfect Play)
The Half Life of Stars (look out for the Trashionista review coming soon!)
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