A Quick Fire Q&A with Stella Newman

We caught up with author Stella Newman for a quick-fire Q&A on release of her latest novel SEVEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS.

A funny and moving novel of friendship, heartbreak, and the restorative power of melted cheese. When Lenny’s friend Juliet finds herself at rock bottom, Lenny realises it’s going to take more than a cheese toasty and a glass of wine to make things right again. Luckily help is at hand in the form of HappyGuru, a new app designed to promise happiness in seven easy steps. When Lenny is asked to research it for work she persuades Juliet to give it a go. However as Juliet becomes increasingly buoyant, things only get more complicated for Lenny.

The last time I went to the cinema…

Two weeks ago, to see ‘Hell or High Water’ – I highly recommend

The thing I could never give up…

Butter

The book (by another author) that I wish I had written…

Nora Ephron, Heartburn

If I could pick any actor/actress to play my latest lead character…

Jennifer Lawrence – she can do no wrong

The best play I’ve seen…

People, Places, Thing

The one piece of advice I would give my teenage self…

It’s from Nora Ephron again…Be The Heroine of Your Life

The comedian who makes me laugh the most…

Tina Fey

If I had to eat the same meal for dinner every day for the rest of my life…

Spaghetti Bolognese

My favourite cookbook…

Anything by Nigel Slater

The best invention ever…

Butter

SEVEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS is out in eBook and paperback now

Or you can read Stella’s previous novel THE FOODIE’S GUIDE TO FALLING IN LOVE (Previously titled THE DISH) on our Bookends app!