LAUREN JAMES was born in 1992 and graduated in 2014 from the University of Nottingham, where she studied Chemistry and Physics. She started writing her first novel during secondary school English classes, because she couldn’t stop thinking about a couple who kept falling in love throughout history. She sold the rights to the novel when she was 21, while she was still at university.
The Next Together has been translated into five languages worldwide and was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, a prize given to recognize an outstanding novel by a first-time writer.
Lauren is also the author of The Last Beginning, the epic conclusion to The Next Together. Two short stories set in the world of The Next Together series, Another Together and Another Beginning, are also available.
Lauren is a passionate advocate of STEM further education and all of her books feature scientists in prominent roles.
Lauren lives in the West Midlands and is an Arts Council grant recipient. You can find her on Twitter at @Lauren_E_James or on her website: laurenejames.co.uk, where you can subscribe to her newsletter to keep up to date with her new releases and receive bonus content.