Lucy Atkins
Lucy Atkins is a British author and journalist. She writes non-fiction books and reporting on health and parenting. She also writes suspense novels, including The Missing One, The Other Child, and The Night Visitor.
Atkins is a literary critic for The Sunday Times. She served as a judge in the 2017 Costa Book Awards and has talked about books on BBC Radio Oxford. She has also written for UK other newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Psychologies, Red, Woman & Home, and Grazia.
Atkins is the daughter of the lexicographer B. T. S. Atkins and the niece of linguist John McHardy Sinclair.Selected Publications
Fiction
- The Missing One. 2014.
- The Other Child. 2015.
- The Night Visitor. 2017.
- Magpie Lane. 2020.
Non-fiction
- Lucy Atkins. 2010. First-Time Parent: The honest guide to coping brilliantly and staying sane in your baby’s first year. HarperCollins.
- Lucy Atkins and Frances Goodhart. 2011. The Cancer Survivor's Companion: Practical ways to cope with your feelings after cancer. 2011 Hachette UK.
- Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins. 2013. How to Feel Better: Practical ways to recover well from illness and injury.
- Lucy Atkins. 2009. "The Benefits of Web Workouts." The Daily Telegraph. June 1, 2009.