Lindsey Kelk | Why Romance is Propping Up Publishing

Welcome to Season 5 of 'The Conversation with Nadine Matheson' 🎉"Romance and crime are propping up the entire industry. It's billions of dollars and pounds a year. So if it wasn't for these books, good luck getting your breakout literary moment."Lindsey KelkBestselling author Lindsey Kelk joins Nadine to trace her journey from a South Yorkshire mining village to international publishing success. From being told she wasn't "from the right background" at Harper Collins, to writing her debut novel on Boxing Day and moving to New York within weeks of its publication, Lindsey shares how naivety, spite, and an unstoppable imagination built a 17-year career in romance and why she's not apologising for any of it.About Lindsey Kelk:Lindsey Kelk is the bestselling author of romantic comedy novels including the I Heart series and the Bell Witches YA paranormal series. Her new adult college romance series, Hit or Miss, is written under the pseudonym Elle Kelk. Originally from South Yorkshire, she worked in publishing at Harper Collins before writing her debut novel, I Heart New York, in 2007. She now lives in the US and co-hosts the wrestling podcast Tights and Fights. Find her on Instagram at @lindseykelk.Buy The BookHit or Miss by Elle Kelk (ebook) (paperback)Buy the Book: The Shadow CarverBuy me a cup of coffee ☕️ | Buy books by my guestsFollow Me Bluesky | Substack | Instagram | Facebook | Threads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.