Rosamund Lupton

'Sister' has been chosen by Target to be their book club book. It has also been  selected by New York Times Book Review for their 'Paperback Row' – the only novel in the selection. It has also been chosen by New York Public library as a best thriller. Congratulations Rosamund.

Ad for Rosamund's book in the New York Times Book Review

Just heard that 'Sister' will be published in paperback on the 20th December . I've seen the cover and the quotes gave me a shiver. Thank you to Christine Kopprasch, my editor in the US, and the team at Crown. Am hoping someone will snap its pic in a bookstore and send it to me!

Just seen the first designs for the American hardback jacket for 'Afterwards'. Feel so excited about its publication in April.  I think its only when I see a jacket that I realize the novel is actually going to be on shelves in bookshops…

I will be doing an audience Q & A and a short talk,  as part of Chiswick literary festival. The event is being held  at Chiswick's St. Michael and All Angels Parish Hall, near Turnham Green tube station. Please do come along, I'd love to hear your questions.

This morning my publishers told me that 'Sister' has sold half a million paperbacks in the UK.  I find it hard to even imagine that many people reading my book – I wish I knew that would happen when I was writing it – it felt a little lonely then…. It's truly wonderful.

Little, Brown have presented me with a beautiful card and framed cover  - which I will hang in my study and use instead of pinching myself. My study is also the guest room so I'm hoping guests won't find it 'showy-offy' as my youngest son would say..

Tonight, we will brave the rain and go and celebrate

On Saturday at 12 onwards I'll be signing books in Waterstones in Richmond. I have already met many of the great staff who work there and it will be lovely to see them again. Please do drop by if you can.

I am  very excited to be signing books in WH Smith stores in London Gatwick airport on 15th August. Will be so interesting to find out where people (and my books!) are flying off to. I will have to practise a  speedy signature as I as I can't imagine people will want to hang around before their flights.  If you happen to be flying that day, do stop by. I'll also be leaving signed copies with the shops.

We’ve just received the most sensational statistic for Rosamund’s latest bestseller Afterwards – news which is even more exciting giving the digital age we’re moving into. Not only is Afterwards already a Sunday Times bestseller and has received glowing reviews, but first month of sales are the fastest we have ever seen for an ebook.

Wow – congratulations Rosamund.

Yesterday evening, I arrived at my local Waterstones to see balloons outside (in the colours of  the 'Sister' cover). Inside there was  wine, nibbles, a table piled high with my books and local members of  book groups and interested readers. The event was un-ticketed and we were n't sure how many people would come, but it was already full and humming five minutes before the evening was due to start.  I got the chance to meet a whole array of readers and talk to them about their reaction to my books, as well as answering some of their questions. The staff were all there, plying customers with glasses of wine and books and the atmosphere was full of book-chat.  Thank you to Trish for organizing it, and to all the staff at Waterstones who came in and were so welcoming. Thank you also to the the local businesses in Farnham who donated free of charge the wine, the baloons and the canvas I was presented with at the end of a memorable evening. The final touch was for my nine year old son. With my husband stuck traffic on the M3 he spent the evening there too reading a book, courtesy of the staff.