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Mike Gayle

(b.1970)

Previously an Agony Uncle, Mike Gayle is a freelance journalist who has contributed to a variety of magazines including FHM, Sunday Times Style and Cosmopolitan. He is the author of eight previous bestselling novels.

Genres: General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance

New and upcoming books

June 2026

On We Go

Novels

   My Legendary Girlfriend (1998)
   Mr. Commitment (1999)
   Turning Thirty (2000)
   Dinner for Two (2002)
   His 'n' Hers (2004)
   Brand New Friend (2005)
   Wish You Were Here (2007)
   The Life and Soul of the Party (2008)
   The To-do List (2009)
   The Importance of Being a Bachelor (2010)
   The Stag and Hen Weekend (2012)
   Turning Forty (2013)
   Seeing Other People (2014)
   The Hope Family Calendar (2016)
   The Man I Think I Know (2018)
   Half a World Away (2019)
   All The Lonely People (2020)
   The Museum of Ordinary People (2022)
   A Song of Me and You (2023)
   Hope Street (2025)
   On We Go (2026)

Collections

24 Stories of Hope (2018) (with others)

Novellas and Short Stories

The One That Got Away (2025)

Series contributed to

Quick Reads 2011
Men at Work (2011)

Books containing stories by Mike Gayle

Girls' Night Out / Boys' Night in (2001)
edited by
Jessica Adams, Chrissie Manby and Fiona Walker

Award nominations

2021 British Book Award Page-turner of the Year (shortlist) : All The Lonely People

Mike Gayle recommends

The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency (2025)
Michael Hogan
"Funny, big-hearted, cosy but never comatose, The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency is an absolute must-read for all dog lovers - and even you strange cat people too!"

Book Boyfriend (2025)
Lucy Vine
"By turns proper laugh-out-loud funny and heart in the mouth moving, Book Boyfriend is Lucy Vine at the absolute top of her game! Clear your weekend because you're in for a treat!"

The Manual for Good Wives (2025)
Lola Jaye
"The Manual For Good Wives, a fast-paced tale of courage and resilience is beautifully written and remarkably moving. An absolute masterpiece."

Happy Bloody Christmas (2024)
(Christmas Murder Mysteries, book 1)
Jo Middleton
"An outrageously funny, festive romp which is as utterly wonderful as it is (Christmas) crackers!"

The Excitements (2024)
CJ Wray
"The Excitements is a rip-roaring adventure that is both tremendously intriguing and wonderfully engaging. In Penny and Josephine, CJ Wray has created two marvelously endearing and daring National Treasures in waiting. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear M&S cardigans! A triumph!"

The Wake-Up Call (2023)
Beth O'Leary
"With a delicious cast of unforgettable characters and sparky banter that will have you in stitches, The Wake-Up Call is rom-com perfection. Both funny and moving, believe me once you've checked into The Forest Manor Hotel you won't want to leave!"

Five Days in Florence (2023)
Lorraine Brown
"Enchanting, engaging and utterly romantic."

The Vintage Shop (2023)
Libby Page
"Absorbing, thoughtful and moving, The Vintage Shop of Second Chances is a wonderfully engaging, feelgood read that you'll want to come back to again and again."

One Good Thing (2022)
Alexandra Potter
"Funny and moving, Alexandra Potter is fast establishing herself as the Queen of Comfort and this is a tale you'll delight getting lost in."

Woman of a Certain Rage (2021)
Georgie Hall
"Beautifully written and smart as a whip, this is a funny and truthful novel about love and life past the big five-0. Hall has created a character that mid-life readers can not only root for but identify with too."

The Start of Something (2021)
Miranda Dickinson
"Charming, quirky and properly romantic, The Start of Something is a wonderful engaging story of love, the blossoming of hope and the power of a good pack of felt-tipped pens! Perfect."

I Give It A Year (2020)
Helen Whitaker
"Searingly honest and deeply heartfelt, I Give It a Year is a keenly observed tale of love gone wrong and the things we do to try and make it right again. Whitaker deftly mines the complexity of long-term relationships, exposing both their fragility but ultimately leaving the reader with a real sense of hope. A triumph!"

The Authenticity Project (2020)
Clare Pooley
"Beautifully written, thought provoking and uplifting."

After the End (2019)
Clare Mackintosh
"Amazing, heart-wrenching . . . an absolute must-read."

Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel (2019)
Ruth Hogan
"An absorbing, tender and heartfelt story of a complicated mother and daughter relationship. Beautifully crafted from start to finish, Hogan fans (of which I am one) are in for a real treat."

At the Wedding (2018)
Matt Dunn
"This is Matt Dunn at the top of his game. Funny, poignant, and big-hearted…"

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