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Kristin Harmel

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About Me

I'm a novelist and journalist who splits time between Orlando and Los Angeles (with some time each year in Paris). My first novel, HOW TO SLEEP WITH A MOVIE STAR (Warner Books), came out in February 2006, and THE BLONDE THEORY (Warner Books) hit stores in February 2007! My first book for teens, WHEN YOU WISH (Random House), will be out in January 2008, and I have another release from Warner Books/Grand Central Publishing called THE ART OF FRENCH KISSING coming in 2008 too! Little Black Dress , a division of Headline Publishing, also publishes my novels in the UK, and my books have been translated into numerous languages (including Spanish, French, Chinese and Russian) and are on sale all over the world. I write for PEOPLE magazine and several other magazines, and I appear regularly THE DAILY BUZZ , a nationally syndicated morning TV show, where I appear as The Lit Chick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cosmopolitan has described my writing as "hilarious" and People magazine has called my books "Bridget Jones-esque." I've been profiled recently in the St. Petersburg Times and the the Boston Globe , so check those clips out, or visit me on my web site at www.KristinHarmel.com . You can find out lots more about me there!
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My Interests

Check out this interview I did last year with two of my favorite actors: Matthew McConaughey and Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker:

I'd like to meet:

Visit me at www.KristinHarmel.com ! ........ Check out this clip below; it's a great video of my good friend Amy Tan(gerine), the ultra-talented (not to mention world-famous) t-shirt designer. You won't believe how cute her two little dogs are! I love this girl!..

Music:

I like tons of different artists -- and all kinds of music. A few favorites: Courtney Jaye (I love this girl!), Ben Bledsoe (one of my cloest friends), Michael Ghegan (www.myspace.com/michaelghegan), Five For Fighting, U2, Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, The Beatles (and Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison in their post-Beatles phase), Jamie Cullum, Coldplay, Tonic, James Blunt, Daniel Powter, The Rolling Stones, OutKast, Gaelic Storm, tons of 80s hits, tons of 60s hits . . . .

Movies:

Too many to name . . . but they include: Sliding Doors, In America, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Little Miss Sunshine, The Departed, About a Boy, Michael Collins, Million Dollar Baby, Music & Lyrics, Amelie, Paris Je T'Aime, Superman I, II, III and IV (I LOVED the Superman movies as a kid!), Crash, Finding Neverland, Annie, Munich and many, many more. I LOVE going to the movies!

Television:

Sex and the City, Flight of the Conchords, Entourage, Big Love, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, The Tudors, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras, Law & Order reruns, Scrubs, Seinfeld and Friends Watch me on The Daily Buzz:

Books:

My favorite authors include: Sarah Mlynoswki, Lynda Curnyn, Alison Pace, Melissa Senate, Johanna Edwards, Nora Ephron, Laura Caldwell, Lani Diane Rich, Cecilia Ahern, Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella, Helen Fielding, Jane Green, Julie K.L. Dam, Wendy Holden, Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson, Alice Sebold, Nancy Huston, Jodi Picoult, Anita Shreve, Gabrielle Zevon and Joshilyn Jackson. Also, check out my new novel, THE BLONDE THEORY ., here . I flew to London in June to interview the stars and director of the latest Harry Potter film. Check it out here:

My Blog

THE BLONDE THEORY

Do gentlemen really prefer blondes?   Not according to Harper Roberts, the heroine of Kristin Harmel's THE BLONDE THEORY.   THE BLONDE THEORY is the second novel from Harmel, whose debut ...
Posted by Kristin Harmel on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:31:00 PST

Early Praise for HOW TO SLEEP WITH A MOVIE STAR

-- "Hilarious." -- Cosmopolitan magazine -- "A Fun, fluffy and vibrant chick-lit novel." -- Fresh Fiction (www.freshfiction.com) -- "Hilarious, star-studded and deliciously entertaining." -- bestselli...
Posted by Kristin Harmel on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:25:00 PST