ADELE PARKS M.B.E

Dr. Adele Parks M.B.E

Short Bio

British born author Adele Parks is the author of 23 bestselling novels including the recent Sunday Times Number One hits Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck. Over five million English editions of her work have been sold and her books have been translated into 31 different languages. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. Adele also writes for national media including The Times, Guardian, The Telegraph and appears regularly on TV as a spokesperson for the publishing industry. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE - a British order of chivalry – by His Majesty King Charles III for services to literature.

Long bio

I was born in North Yorkshire and always dreamed of being a writer. My first novel - Playing Away - was published in 2000 and since then I’ve published twenty-three bestselling novels in twenty-three years, including the number one bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck.

Over 5 million copies of my English editions have been sold and I’m translated into 31 different languages. I have written twenty one contemporary novels and two historical ones, Spare Brides and If You Go Away, set during and after the First World War. All my novels examines issues that are important to us all. I like to scrutinize our concepts of family, our theories on love, parenting and fidelity with (I hope) honesty and humour. Whatever period I set my novels I’m known for examining the thorny issues of the lives people lead with my trademark, up-front, tell-it-as-it-is style.

I write numerous articles and short stories for national magazines and newspapers and often appear on radio and TV talking about my work and related matters. You know, basically a talking head. This works well for me as I'm very chatty and fairly opinionated. I think it's true to say once I get going, it’s quite hard to shut me up.

I passionately believe that reading is a basic right. I'm a proud Ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and The Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. I am a judge for the Costa Book Awards and The British Book Awards which is a great privilege and an amazing experience.

I was proud to be awarded honorary doctorates of Letters from the University of Leicester in 2023 and Teesside University in 2009. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II gave me the honour of M.B.E for Services to Literature in the New Year Honours List 2022 which was presented to me by His Majesty King Charles III.

During my career I've lived in Italy, Botswana and London. Now I live happily in Guildford, Surrey with my husband and son. I guess, that's it, so far...