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Poppy Alexander on Cake, Neurodivergence, and The Battle of the Bookshops

Poppy Alexander on Cake, Neurodivergence, and The Battle of the Bookshops

Update: 2025-10-06
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Poppy and Kris have an honest conversation about writing with neurodivergence and other health issues, and Poppy gives the background of her latest novel, Battle of the Bookshops. 

Poppy Alexander is the author of The Littlest Library, Storybook Ending, and 25 Days ’Til Christmas. She wrote her first book when she was five. There was a long gap in her writing career while she was at school, and after studying classical music at university, she decided the world of music was better off without her and took up public relations, campaigning, political lobbying, and a bit of journalism instead. She takes an anthropological interest in family, friends, and life in her West Sussex village (think The Archers crossed with Twin Peaks), where she lives with her husband, children, and various other pets. Her latest novel is Battle of the Bookshops. 

Learn more at PoppyAlexander.com 

Special thanks to Net Galley. 

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Poppy Alexander on Cake, Neurodivergence, and The Battle of the Bookshops

Poppy Alexander on Cake, Neurodivergence, and The Battle of the Bookshops

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