Lucy Atkins

Lucy Atkins is a British author and journalist. She writes non-fiction books and reporting on health and parenting. She also writes suspense novels, including The Missing One, The Other Child, and The Night Visitor.

Atkins is a literary critic for The Sunday Times. She served as a judge in the 2017 Costa Book Awards[1] and has talked about books on BBC Radio Oxford.[2] She has also written for UK other newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph,[3] Psychologies, Red, Woman & Home, and Grazia.

Atkins is the daughter of the lexicographer B. T. S. Atkins and the niece of linguist John McHardy Sinclair.

Selected Publications

Fiction
  • The Missing One. 2014.
  • The Other Child. 2015.
  • The Night Visitor. 2017.
  • Magpie Lane. 2020.[4][5][6][7]

Non-fiction
  • Lucy Atkins. 2010. First-Time Parent: The honest guide to coping brilliantly and staying sane in your baby’s first year. HarperCollins.
  • Lucy Atkins and Frances Goodhart. 2011. The Cancer Survivor's Companion: Practical ways to cope with your feelings after cancer. 2011 Hachette UK.[8]
  • Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins. 2013. How to Feel Better: Practical ways to recover well from illness and injury.
  • Lucy Atkins. 2009. "The Benefits of Web Workouts." The Daily Telegraph. June 1, 2009.
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References
  1. Costa Book Awards 2017 Shortlists Announced. 21st November 2017. https://foyles.co.uk/Public/Biblio/Detail.aspx?newsId=3500
  2. David Prever's Breakfast Club 27 January 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03grkx8
  3. Alan Zeichick. 2009. Net News: A-twitter over Twitter. netWorker Volume 13, Number 1 (2009), Pages 5-7.
  4. Books to help you escape lockdown, chosen by Hilary Mantel, Edna O'Brien and more. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/20/books-to-help-you-escape-lockdown-chosen-by-hilary-mantel-edna-obrien-and-more
  5. The Canberra Times. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6750226/atmospheric-haunting-oxford-thriller/?cs=14259
  6. John Williams. "From the excellent Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins to the fast-paced latest from Matthew Hall and Joe Thomas' original Bent, thrillers of the week." 4 April 2020
  7. Shilpa Ganatra. The Irish Times. Sat, Dec 14, 2019, https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/jane-casey-on-my-culture-radar-1.4114383
  8. Reviewed by David Holmes. "Help at hand.” Cancer and Society Volume 13, ISSUE 1, P21, January 01, 2012 "www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.


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