Emily Kerr

ALT The cover of The Typo by Emily Kerr shows a man in a thick red jacket holding a phone and a woman with red curly hair holding a laptop. They are both glancing towards each other. The tagline says “one mistake…might be the start of the I love story.”

ALT Dear Reader, Do you think it’s possible to fall in love with someone you’ve never met? That’s the question Amy, the main character in The Typo, finds herself asking about a man who’s ten thousand miles away from her. Amy’s life is firmly on solid ground at home in Edinburgh, but when she receives an email meant for Cameron, who’s navigating an expedition around Antarctica, their lives entwine in ways they could never have imagined. It's a chance encounter, friends-to-lovers romance about self-discovery and the importance of finding the courage to believe in yourself. And as you follow Amy and Cameron’s journey, you’ll be able to travel in your imagination from the bustling streets of Edinburgh to the wilds of Antarctica. I loved writing The Typo, and I really hope you enjoy reading it. Love, Emily x

ALT We're delighted to welcome Emily Kerr, Romantic Novelists' Association award winner 2023, to Wetherby Community Hub and Library. Emily is the author of feel-good romantic comedies, and has been scribbling stories on bits of paper ever since she could write. Emily will talk about the inspiration behind her books, focussing in particular on The Typo which came out recently, and Take A Chance On Greece which won the RNA award. She'll also talk about her journey to publication and her writing process, and there'll be an opportunity to ask Emily questions about her writing journey. Emily is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association. Her book Take A Chance On Greece won the Jane Wenham-Jones Award for Romantic Comedy at the Romantic Novel Awards 2023.

ALT The cover of Take a Chance on Greece shows a woman in a blue dress holding a picnic basket and a hand sad omen man leaning against an open doorway which has a Greek island scene in the distance.

ALT Have you ever felt stuck in a rut, and then something completely unexpected happens which forces you to reassess and try something new? That’s exactly the position the main character Lydia in my new book, Take a Chance on Greece, finds herself in when she wakes up after a wild night out in Kefalonia with a tattoo saying ‘Awesome Andreas’. She’s absolutely mortified and doesn’t even remember meeting anyone called Andreas. After all, she’s an accountant with a five-year plan. She’s definitely not a party girl. The sensible thing to do would be to research how to get the tattoo removed and move on with her safe and steady life. But she’s had enough of being predictable. Instead, Lydia decides to track down the mysterious Andreas, but the path to true love is never simple. As she goes from one disastrous date to another, she starts to lose hope in ever finding him. Perhaps Lydia is looking in the wrong places, and the right man for her is just next door, if only she’d take a chance on him

ALT The cover of The Typo has a blue background. A man in a red costume is holding a phone while a woman with red hair is holding a laptop. The tagline says “one mistake…might be the start of their love story.”

ALT Dear Reader, Do you think it’s possible to fall in love with someone you’ve never met? That’s the question Amy, the main character in The Typo, finds herself asking about a man who’s ten thousand miles away from her. Amy’s life is firmly on solid ground at home in Edinburgh, but when she receives an email meant for Cameron, who’s navigating an expedition around Antarctica, their lives entwine in ways they could never have imagined. It's a chance encounter, friends-to-lovers romance about self-discovery and the importance of finding the courage to believe in yourself. And as you follow Amy and Cameron’s journey, you’ll be able to travel in your imagination from the bustling streets of Edinburgh to the wilds of Antarctica. I loved writing The Typo, and I really hope you enjoy reading it. Love, Emily x