Tyne O'Connell
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Tyne O'Connell is a British author. She has written for publications such as Ms.
, Elle UK and Journal. Her short stories appear in Girls' Night Out and Kid's Night In. She is a contributor to Holiday Goddess.
O'Connell's stories tend to feature British eccentrics and aristos at large.
Pulling Princes, Stealing Princes, Dueling Princes & Dumping Princes were published by Bloomsbury US and Piccadilly UK. A further teen novel was published by Bloomsbury US in 2007: True Love, The Sphinx and Other Unsolvable Riddles which the School Library Journal
referred to as "This flirty, fun romcom, told from four distinctive points of view, reads like an old-time comedy of errors. O'Connell describes Egypt with such vitality and richness that it shines as a separate character. This novel is a trip worth taking.."
In 2011, coinciding with the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, O'Connell's first two books from the Calypso Chronicles were published together in the UK, US and several other countries in a single volume entitled A Royal Match.
Ms. magazine
Ms. is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding editor Letty Cottin Pogrebin together with founding editors Patricia Carbine, Joanne Edgar, Nina Finkelstein, and Mary Peacock, that first appeared in 1971 as an insert in New York magazine...
, Elle UK and Journal. Her short stories appear in Girls' Night Out and Kid's Night In. She is a contributor to Holiday Goddess.
Contemporary fiction
O'Connell's first novel, Sex, Lies and Litigation was published in the UK in 1996 by Headline Review. Headline Review published five books by O'Connell, the most popular of which was What's A Girl to Do?. In 2000 she made her US publishing début with The Sex Was Great But..., published by RDI and followed by Sex With The Ex.O'Connell's stories tend to feature British eccentrics and aristos at large.
YA fiction
In 2003 O'Connell began writing young adult fiction. Pulling Princes published by Bloomsbury US and Piccadilly UK, and translated into 13 languages was the first in the Calypso Chronicles. The series of four books focus on the adventures of a group of privileged and aristocratic teenagers attending two English single-sex boarding schools in Berkshire.Pulling Princes, Stealing Princes, Dueling Princes & Dumping Princes were published by Bloomsbury US and Piccadilly UK. A further teen novel was published by Bloomsbury US in 2007: True Love, The Sphinx and Other Unsolvable Riddles which the School Library Journal
School Library Journal
The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology and multimedia. Reviews are included for preschool to 4th grade,...
referred to as "This flirty, fun romcom, told from four distinctive points of view, reads like an old-time comedy of errors. O'Connell describes Egypt with such vitality and richness that it shines as a separate character. This novel is a trip worth taking.."
In 2011, coinciding with the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, O'Connell's first two books from the Calypso Chronicles were published together in the UK, US and several other countries in a single volume entitled A Royal Match.
Publications
- Sex, Lies and Litigation
- Latest Accessory
- What's a Girl To Do?
- Making the A-list
- That Girl-Boy Thing
- The Sex Was Great But...
- Sex with the Ex
- Pulling Princes
- Stealing Princes
- Duelling Princes
- Dumping Princes
- True Love, the Sphinx and Other Unsolvable Riddles
- Royal Match
- Facebook Fabulous