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AUTHOR PHOTOS
Kate Emilie is the author of the YA speculative novel, Seven Dishes to Fall in Love. She has an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University, has completed the Curtis Brown Creative 'Writing Your Novel' course, and was a Faber Academy mentee. Kate is an American writer living outside London with her family and fluffy cat.
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Kate Emilie is an American writer based in the UK. She holds an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University, has completed the Curtis Brown Creative 'Writing Your Novel' course in London, and was a Faber Academy mentee.
In addition to winning Friday Night Live at the 2025 London Festival of Writing, her debut novel, Seven Dishes to Fall in Love, was a 2025 Frankfurt Bookfair hotlist title, was shortlisted for the 2025 Idea Idol competition, was named a readers' favourite and longlisted for the 2025 WriteMentor Awards, reached Top 100 in the 2025 Bath Novel Awards, and reached Top 50 in the New2TheScene Winter and Summer Novel competitions. Recently, she was the opening keynote speaker at the 2026 London Festival of Writing.
Kate lives outside London with her family and fluffy cat.
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SEVEN DISHES TO FALL IN LOVE
SEVEN DISHES TO FALL IN LOVE
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Seventeen-year-old Zoe Hart has never been in love, now it’s the one thing that might save her life.
In a retro diner suspended between life and death, Zoe is handed a menu with seven dishes, each allowing her to revisit a moment from her past. If she can resolve her life-altering regret before her final dish is served, she gets her life back. Fail, however, and the fog beyond the diner awaits.
With time running out to save her own life, Zoe must confront who truly holds her heart…
For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and If I Stay, Kate Emilie’s Seven Dishes to Fall in Love is publishing July 2027 with Random House Children’s Books in the US and HarperCollins in the UK.
PRAISE
“Seven Dishes to Fall in Love was a standout YA novel at Frankfurt Book Fair, and there was a 14-agent auction to represent Emilie.”
– The Bookseller
“Seven Dishes to Fall in Love is a stunning speculative YA love story that blends the emotional depth of Before the Coffee Gets Cold with the bittersweet urgency of They Both Die at the End.”
– The Bookseller