http://www.carmenreid.com/blog Carmen Reid is the author of the bestselling novels Three in a Bed, Did the Earth Move?, How Was it for You? and Up All Night. Her new novel is The Personal Shopper. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:03:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was invited to talk on BBC radio Bristol about the fact that 7 million Britons have on average £3,300 of shopping credit card debt. Ouch! And at 17% APR minimum, they’re spending at least £510 a year on that debt. Now, as we know, Annie Valentine has had huge credit ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/annies-top-5-tips-on-beating-credit-card-debt/ I had a lovely holiday. Now that rain is lashing down from a leaden sky, it’s feeling like summer was months and months ago. Sniff! I have stuck a few holiday snaps up on the fridge, but it’s not the same! We went to the Limousin in France which is gorgeously ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/holidays-my-new-facebook-page-and-annies-blog/ Holidays If you’re emailing, don’t expect a reply for a few weeks because I’m going on a long holiday to France. I’m taking the laptop and plan to get loads of writing done in the peaceful and (hopefully) very sunny countryside. But before we get there, there is the holiday countdown to ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/summer-holidays/ Please come and join me and author Jo Carnegie for our Girls Night Out events at: Hillhead Library, Glasgow, June 15th (from 6pm) and Waterstone’s Bookshop, Sutton, June 17th (from 7.30pm, I think!) We are planning to be an antidote to all this World Cup boysie-dramarama. Though personally, I don’t mind watching ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/events-satc2-and-sandals/ I have a new book out this month – the fourth Secrets At St Jude’s which is called Rebel Girl. I am loving the sparkly kiss kiss lips on the cover. Gorgeous!  I can tell you that the Gina and Dermot romance comes under severe strain when deliciously handsome Callum appears ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/05/books-cakes-and-magazines/ Up very far north and more snow! Mid-April I was back in the very north of Scotland for two Girls’ Nights: one in Inverness and one in Culloden. Brilliant to meet so many enthusiastic readers. There is nothing like Highland hospitality, I tell you. When in the Highlands, I stayed for a ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/girls-night-out-in-scotland/ Yes, that really is me in the photo with the world famous Sophie Kinsella, Joanne Harris, Nicholas Parsons and the other fabulous authors at my publisher’s 60th birthday party. Is the lovely Ms Kinsella not rocking her 8-month bump in the leopard skin dress? Go girl! Now, I’ve had lots of ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/showing-off-reading-order-and-more-events/ I have some events coming up soon. Here’s hoping I will see you there! There’s the main, big ticket event: Aye Write Festival in Glasgow. On March 6th 6.30pm at the Mitchell Library, you can meet me and the lovely Jill Mansell on our Girls Night Out. Dress up (I know I’m ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/its-spring-events-and-st-judes-eating-tips/ The Good... NEW BOOKS!! The third Secrets at St Jude’s : Drama Girl hits the shelves this month! The official publication date is Feb 4, but you will be able to get your hands on a copy from the last weekend in January. You can order direct from the publishers ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/january-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Christmas shopping, mince pies, advent calendars... what’s not to love about December? Mainly I am very into Christmas, except when it turns into one of those working-parent frenzies. I think you know what I mean: sprinting to get to the Nativity play in time (only to get the last seat ... http://www.carmenreid.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/christmas/