Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Feminists Don’t Wear Pink: Amazing women on what the F-word means to them |
2018 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Everything I Know About Love |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dear Dolly: Collected Wisdom |
2022 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ghosts |
2020 |
Buy |
| Good Material |
2024 |
Buy |
Dolly Alderton is a British author and journalist who first became known for her work as a columnist and co-host of the podcast The High Low. Her memoir Everything I Know About Love (2018) was a bestseller that struck a chord with readers in their twenties and thirties for its honest writing about friendship, dating, and growing up in London. The book was later adapted into a BBC television series in 2022, with Alderton writing the scripts.
Her fiction career began with Ghosts (2020), a novel about a woman in her mid-thirties who is ghosted by a man she has been dating, set against the background of her father’s worsening dementia. Good Material (2024) tells the story of a breakup from the man’s perspective, following a struggling comedian trying to understand why his long-term girlfriend left him. Alderton also published Dear Dolly: Collected Wisdom in 2022, which gathers her advice columns from The Sunday Times Style magazine. Her writing is funny and direct, and she tends to focus on the ordinary pain and comedy of relationships rather than dramatic plot twists.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Dolly Alderton written?
Dolly Alderton has written five books across three series.
What was Dolly Alderton's first book?
Dolly Alderton’s first book is Everything I Know About Love, published in 2018.
Was Everything I Know About Love made into a TV show?
Yes. Everything I Know About Love was adapted into a BBC television series that premiered in 2022. Alderton wrote the scripts herself, though the show is not a direct retelling of the memoir. It follows two best friends in their twenties sharing a house in London, drawing on the themes of the book rather than specific events from Alderton’s life.