Alexandra Heminsley
Biography
Alexandra Heminsley worked in publishing for six years before becoming a freelance journalist and broadcaster. She is the Book Club Expert on Sky1 Daytime Series 'Angela & Friends', and is the books editor for Elle and The Claudia Winkleman arts show on BBC Radio 2. She is a regular contributor to Waterstone's Quarterly, the Simon Mayo Books Panel and the Richard Bacon Show on Radio 5 Live, as well as Cerys Matthew's 6music lunchtime show.
Her book Ex and the City: You're Nobody Till Somebody Dumps You is an honest and achingly funny account of the horrors of being dumped that finds comedy in love's most painful moments. Pan Macmillan acquired the book in a pre-emptive deal. She was also a contributor to "Hang the DJ: An Alternative Book of Music Lists" published by Faber & Faber in 2008.
She also writes a blog about nail polish: http://thedefinitecuticle.wordpress.com/
Books