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Jenny Colgan is a Scottish author that writes romance and children’s fiction. Born in 1972, the author is a native of Prestwick, Ayrshire. Though, she has lived in various places, including France, the Netherlands, and the US.
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Order of Cupcake Café Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Christmas at the Cupcake Café | 2012 | Description / Buy |
Order of Christmas Bookshop Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Christmas Bookshop | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of Little Beach Street Bakery Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Little Beach Street Bakery | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Sunrise by the Sea | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Maggie Adair Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Class / Welcome to the School by the Sea | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Rules at the School by the Sea | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Lessons at the School by the Sea | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Studies at the School by the Sea / Studies | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Mure Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Cafe by the Sea / The Summer Seaside Kitchen | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
2 | A Very Distant Shore | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Endless Beach | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Christmas on the Island | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Christmas at the Island Hotel | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
6 | An Island Wedding | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of Muir Island Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Lessons: Part 1 | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Lessons: Part 2 | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Lessons: Part 3 | 2019 | Description / Buy |
Order of Polly and the Puffin Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Polly and the Puffin | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Happy Christmas (Short Story) | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
3 | New Friend (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Sweetshop of Dreams | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Christmas Surprise | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Scottish Bookshop Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Bookshop on the Corner | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Bookshop on the Shore | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Five Hundred Miles From You | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Jenny Colgan Standalone Novels
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Amanda's Wedding | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Looking for Andrew McCarthy | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Talking to Addison | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
4 | My Very '90s Romance | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Working Wonders | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Boy I Loved Before | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Where Have All the Boys Gone? | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
8 | West End Girls | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Operation Sunshine | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Good, The Bad And The Dumped | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
12 | The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Resistance is Futile | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
14 | The Cafe by the Sea | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
15 | The Little Shop of Happy Ever After | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Spandex and the City | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
17 | 500 Miles from You | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
18 | The Summer Skies | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Close Knit | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Jenny Colgan Short Stories/Novellas
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Christmas Book Hunt (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Adventures Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Stone Rose | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Feast of the Drowned | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
3 | I Am a Dalek (Short Story) | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Resurrection Casket | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Nightmare of Black Island | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Art of Destruction | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Price of Paradise | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Pirate Loop | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Sting of the Zygons | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Last Dodo | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Wooden Heart | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Sick Building | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Forever Autumn | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Wetworld | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Wishing Well | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Peacemaker | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
17 | The Many Hands | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Martha in the Mirror | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Pest Control | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
20 | Snowglobe 7 | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
21 | Ghosts of India | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
22 | The Doctor Trap | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Shining Darkness | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
24 | The Story of Martha | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
25 | The Eyeless | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Prisoner of the Daleks | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
27 | Judgement of the Judoon | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
28 | The Slitheen Excursion | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
29 | The Taking of Chelsea 426 | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Autonomy | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
31 | The Krillitane Storm | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
32 | The Ultimate Monster Guide | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
33 | Code of the Krillitanes (Short Story) | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
34 | The Dalek Project (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
35 | In the Blood | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
36 | The Christmas Invasion | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
37 | Legends of Camelot | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
38 | The Waters of Mars | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
39 | Ten Days of Christmas | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of Doctor Who: Target Collection Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Paradise Towers (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Doctor Who and The Pirate Planet | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Christmas Invasion | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Day of the Doctor | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Doctor Who and the Time War (Short Story) | 2018 | Originally planned for release in a 2013 issue of Doctor Who Magazine for the show's 50th anniversary, this idea was shelved when a minisode prequel contradicted the story's events. | |
6 | Rose | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Resurrection of the Daleks | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Revelation of the Daleks | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
9 | The Crimson Horror | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Dalek | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Witchfinders | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Planet of the Ood | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
13 | The Zygon Invasion | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Kerblam! | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Warriors’ Gate and Beyond | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
16 | The Giggle | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Wild Blue Yonder | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Doctor Who: Time Trips Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Death Pit (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Into the Nowhere (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Keeping Up with the Joneses (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Salt of the Earth (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
5 | A Handful of Stardust (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Bog Warrior (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Anti-Hero (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Doctor Who: Legends Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Full Circle (Short Story) | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Time Lord Fairy Tales | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Legends of Ashildr | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Legends of River Song | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Twelve Doctors of Christmas | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Tales of Terror | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Missy Chronicles | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
9 | The Day She Saved the Doctor | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Twelve Angels Weeping | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Wintertime Paradox / Visiting Hours | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
12 | I Am the Master | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of Torchwood One Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Before The Fall | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Machines | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Latter Days | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Nightmares | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Nuclear Time | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Runaway Train | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Apollo 23 | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Night of the Humans | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Night of the Monsters | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Forgotten Army | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Glamour Chase | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The King's Dragon | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Coming of the Terraphiles | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Death Riders | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Hunter's Moon | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Dead of Winter | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Heart of Stone | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
14 | The Way Through the Woods | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
15 | The Good, the Bad and the Alien | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Blackout | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Touched by An Angel | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Paradox Lost | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Borrowed Time | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
20 | Rain of Terror (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
21 | The Silent Stars Go By | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Horror of the Space Snakes | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Dark Horizons | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
24 | The Silurian Gift (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
25 | The Dalek Generation | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Shroud of Sorrow | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
27 | Plague of the Cybermen | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
28 | The Doctor: His Lives and Times | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Tales of Trenzalore | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Engines of War | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
31 | System Wipe | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Extra Time | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
33 | The Water Thief | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
34 | Terrible Lizards (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
35 | Terminal of Despair | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
36 | Rebellion on Treasure Island | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of Doctor Who: The Audio Adventures Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Class: Volume 1 | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Diary of River Song Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Diary of River Song: Someone I Once Knew | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Diary of River Song: Whodunnit? | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Diary of River Song: An Unearthly Woman | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Diary of River Song: Time in a Bottle | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Diary of River Song: The Web of Time | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Diary of River Song, Series 1 | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Diary of River Song: The Rulers of the Universe | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Diary of River Song: Series 2 | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
9 | The Diary of River Song: Five Twenty-Nine | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Diary of River Song: The Eye of the Storm | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Diary of River Song, Series 3 | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
12 | The Diary of River Song: My Dinner With Andrew | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
13 | The Diary of River Song: The Furies | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
14 | The Diary of River Song, Series 4 | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
15 | The Diary of River Song: Series 5 | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
16 | The Diary of River Song: Series 6 | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
17 | The Diary of River Song, Series 7 | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
18 | The Diary of River Song, Series 8 | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Queen of the Mechonoids | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
20 | The Diary of River Song, Series 9 | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
21 | The Diary of River Song, Series 10 | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Tenth Doctor Adventures Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Doctor Who - The 10th Doctor Adventures, Volume 1 | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Technophobia | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Time Reaver | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Death and the Queen | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Infamy of the Zaross | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Sword of the Chevalier | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Cold Vengeance | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
8 | No Place | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
9 | One Mile Down | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Creeping Death | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Out of Time | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
12 | The Tenth Doctor and River Song | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Ghosts | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Dalek Universe 1 | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Out of Time 2 - The Gates of Hell | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Dalek Universe 2 | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Dalek Universe 3 | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Wink | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Tenth Doctor - Classic Companions | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Jenny Colgan Anthologies
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Scottish Girls About Town | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Weekenders: Adventures in Calcutta | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Atheist's Guide to Christmas | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Doctor Who: Time Trips | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Anniversary | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Target Storybook | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Doctor Who: Star Tales | 2019 | Description / Buy |
She attended the University of Edinburgh. Then she spent half a decade in the health service before turning her attention to publishing. She tried to make it as a cartoonist.
But things did not work out. She also tried her hand at stand-up comedy. Colgan and Catherine Tate started doing stand-up comedy at roughly the same time. However, while Tate was great, Colgan’s skills were lacking.
She has used her experiences with standup comedy to inspire aspiring writers. She knows that a lot of them struggle to find the energy to sit down and write, and she has gone so far as to encourage them to abandon their publishing dreams if the thought of writing makes them miserable.
Colgan did not stumble into standup comedy by accident. She was certain that she wanted to work as a comedian. However, every second she spent on stage telling jokes was a nightmare for the author. She hated it. It did not take her long to realize that she did not want to pursue stand-up comedy as a career.
She has applied the same rationale to writing. As far as she’s concerned, if an aspiring writer is truly determined to make it in publishing, they will find a way to write. And if writing is a struggle, they will set a word count as a goal and they will make every possible effort to meet that word count every single day.
Eventually, weeks later, they will look back on their journey and they will realize that they have come quite far despite the difficulty. And if writing is still a miserable experience, they should leave and do something else. Colgan understands the hardships that surround the writing activity. But she also enjoys it.
She started writing because she loved reading. And after reading, writing was the next best thing. Colgan wanted to produce the kinds of novels she enjoyed reading. Her parents helped the author on her journey by getting her a typewriter when she was nine.
They also got her a typing course. She couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas gift. The typewriter did not help the author’s handwriting. Even after taking a calligraphy course, she still describes her handwriting as terrible.
But Colgan has also become a fast typist. She prefers to pen her stories on a computer rather than using pen and paper. She has cited Judy Blume as her biggest inspiration. Even though she loved reading when she was young. Colgan had no idea that people could write stories for a living.
All that changed when she saw Judy Blume at a local library and the woman showed her that people could pursue writing as a career. Her life was never the same. Even though she did not succeed in her endeavors as a cartoonist, she never stopped drawing. Sometimes, Colgan will draw her characters before she writes about them. This allows her to get a better understanding of their appearance.
Jenny Colgan Awards
Colgan’s accolades include the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Award (2013) and the Melissa Nathan Award (2012).
Best Jenny Colgan Books
Some of Colgan’s novels were published using different pen names (J. T. Colgan, Jane Beaton). Many people know her primarily for the ‘Doctor Who’ stories she has written. Colgan’s best books include:
The Bookshop on the Corner: Nina Redmond’s life changed when her job disappeared. She loved the work she did as a librarian. But it was gone. The notion of starting over in a sleepy village was frightening. But Nina was determined to make it work, which is why she purchased a van and turned it into a mobile library.
Now, Nina’s life is filled with so much magic. She spends her days talking to interesting individuals and navigating new adventures.
Little Beach Street Bakery: Polly’s life was a mess. Her relationship was in shambles and she was living alone in a small flat. She only started making bread because she needed a distraction. She did not expect the hobby to change her life and those around her.
When Does The Next Jenny Colgan book come out?
Jenny Colgan doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is The Christmas Book Hunt and was released on December, 1st 2024. It is the newest book in the Jenny Colgan Short Stories/Novellas.