Sophie Kinsella

There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank!

The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day.

If you want something you can't afford, think what else that money could buy: a week's groceries, a month's rent, or a weekend away. That will put things into perspective.

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy.