#105: Rosie Nixon, editor-chief, Hello! magazine and novelist

<p>Rachel and Simon speak with Rosie Nixon, editor-in-chief of <a href="https://www.hellomagazine.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Hello!</em></a><em> </em>and novelist. Rosie has worked in the magazine industry for more than 20 years and has previously held senior roles at <em>Grazia</em>, <em>Glamour</em> and <em>Red</em>. In 2017 Rosie was named Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors in the entertainment and celebrity category. She is also the author of three novels, <a href="https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-stylist-rosie-nixon?variant=32557131104334" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“The Stylist”</a>, <a href="https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/amber-green-takes-manhattan-rosie-nixon?variant=32609353072718" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Amber Green takes Manhattan”</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/just-between-friends-rosie-nixon?variant=32540484337742" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Just Between Friends”</a>. Her first non-fiction book, <a href="https://twitter.com/rosie_nixon/status/1351151030327717889" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Kindness Counts”</a>, will be released in November. We spoke to Rosie about her early jobs at teen magazines, covering the royal family and the compulsion to write novels.</p> <p>You can find us online at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alwaystakenotes.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Our crowdfunding page is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>