Milly’s Secret Affairs…

Welcome to my ‘Secret Affairs’ page which is hidden from the main website as it contains information more relevant to business contacts rather than to readers.

Here you will find stats & info and if you need any more then please contact either my assistant Kate Williams on kwill@millyjohnson.co.uk or either of us on the office phone: 07525 939869.

High resolution author photos can be found at the foot of the page.

Publishers and PR

Publishers: Simon and Schuster

1st Floor
222 Gray’s Inn Road
London WC1X8HB
United Kingdom

Tel: +44(0)20 7316 1900

My PR officer is Emma Draude – www.edpr.co.uk
or Katie@EDPR.co.uk

My editor is Clare Hey – clare.hey@simonandschuster.co.uk

Agency

My agent is Lizzy Kremer at David Higham Associates: lizzykremer@davidhigham.co.uk

My book TV & Film agent is Clare Israel: Clareisrael@davidhigham.co.uk

David Higham Associates
6th Floor
Waverley House
7-12 Noel St
London
W1F 8GQ

Tel: 020 7434 5900

Social Media, Facts and Figures

Twitter

@millyjohnson
(25.5k followers)

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/MillyJohnsonAuthor
(5k ‘friends’ on my personal page – and over 900 ‘waiting’. Author page over 199,969 views during January 2025, 6116 interactions, 10.727k followers. Facebook live events command audiences of 9.5k +)

Book Sales

Over three million hardbacks, paperbacks & ebooks.

Territories where my books are also sold: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, France, Hungary, Norway, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Croatia, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria, Russia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Russia, new US deal – books will be out there this year.

Books also available in audio and large print.

The last 14 books have gone into the Sunday Times Best Seller top 10 list and my highest position is 2 (behind Richard flipping Osman).

The Perfectly Imperfect Woman – my first commercial hardback – went straight in at no 10 after 3 days, then 8, then 12, then 13. Reprints were ordered before the end of the first day sales becausa most supermarkets in Yorkshire were sold out completely after the first day. At my launch, Tesco sold out before I’d arrived and we had to hold a second launch where waiting times in the queues were two hours long and almost all 400 of the stock were sold.

The hardback of the Magnificent Mrs Mayhew went into the ST chart at number 5 and stayed there for 3 weeks. There were 2 reprints before the 2nd week had completed.

The paperback of the Magnificent Mrs Mayhew had four special supermarket editions.

The hardback of The Happiest Ever After in Sainsbury’s had seagull sprayed edges (and they flew off the shelves!)

Public Speaking

I am a seasoned professional on the speakers circuit and literary lunches engagements. I am available via The Speaker’s Agency for after-dinner/lunch/event speeches/ TV work. Please contact me directly here or via: thespeakersagency.com

I have done many talks onboard ships and am a well-known ‘cruise ambassador’.

Journalism and Other Media

I am a weekly columnist in the Barnsley Chronicle but have written many articles in – and have been a frequent contributor to – the nationals and magazines on a massively wide range of subjects. I do many product reviews. I also have written many short fictional stories for women’s magazines and Sunday newspaper supplements.

I appeared on Come Dine with Me, series 13, episodes 26-30 9 (mine was 29 – and I won!)

I am a vice president of the Yorkshire Society and, for them, composed a poem for Captain Tom and the Queen.

I was on the committee to build a statue in honour of Barry Hines in Barnsley and my name features on the plinth. And also a blue plaque for Barry.

I have done TV newspaper reviews but I don’t enjoy it. I have been on TV news slots many times talking about my books, the stories behind them, my awards.

I am also an accomplished actress and have performed on many a stage. My degree from Exeter University was in Drama and Education. I regularly appear on stage with a performance poetry act.

I have written copy and jokes for the greetings card industry for thirty years. My first job was ghost-writing a few of the very first Purple Ronnie cards to hit the shelves.

I am patron of Barnsley Youth Choir, the Well – a cancer therapy centre for patients from Barnsley hospital and Yorkshire Cat Rescue. I have also written a book to raise funds for a local lady who lost her house and children in a fire. So far it’s raised over £40,000. I have a poetry called ‘A Cat-Shaped Space’ which is in aid of Yorkshire Cat Rescue and has raised thousands (don’t keep track of the full amount – but it’s a lot!)

I have a large social media presence which is growing fast. Figures on this page are updated weekly.