In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, ...

Secret Santa gift exchanges can be chaotic in the best way. One minute you’re drawing a name from a hat, the next you’re scrambling to figure out what they’d actually like. The trick is finding ...

Sophie Kinsella, who has died at age 55, had a special talent for characters who persevered through the most embarrassing mishaps — often of their own making.

Sophie Kinsella was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2022, and revealed the diagnosis in 2024. In a social media post announcing her death, the author’s family said she “took ...

Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com "Confessions of a Shopaholic" sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer ...

Sophie Kinsella, author of the million-selling Shopaholic novels, has died at 55.

Three Sophie Kinsella novels were turned into films, including Confessions of a Shopaholic and Can You Keep a Secret?. Here's what to know about her book-to-movie legacy following her death at 55.

Shopaholic' series author Sophie Kinsella has passed away at 55. Her family announced her peaceful death on Instagram, remembering her radiance and courage during her illness. Kinsella was the beloved ...

Today, we mourn the loss of the cherished author Sophie Kinsella, whose vibrant storytelling captured hearts in her famed 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' series. She passed away peacefully at the age of ...

Araminta Whitley and Marina de Pass, her agents at The Soho Agency, said she was “a once-in-a-lifetime author and friend” and described working with her as “the privilege of our working lives”. Their ...

The London native wrote about 30 books, including 10 featuring Becky Bloomwood. “I try to write heroines that we relate to,” she said.