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{{Short description|British writer, author and journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
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'''Imogen Edwards-Jones''' (born June 1968, in [[Birmingham]]), is a British writer, [[author]] and [[journalist]], who blogs for doyoutravel.com and Get the Gloss.

==Biography==
Edwards-Jones was educated at [[Malvern St James#Malvern Girls College|Malvern Girls' College]], a boarding [[independent school]] in the [[spa town]] of [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] in [[Worcestershire]], which merged with another school in 2006 to form [[Malvern St James|Malvern St James School]],<ref>[http://www.malvernstjames.co.uk/old-girls/history Malvern St James Girls' School - History - Malvern Girls' College] ''Malvern St James Girls' School'', Malvern, Worcestershire. Retrieved: 15 March 2014.</ref> followed by the [[University of Bristol]], where she gained a degree in Russian,<ref name=IEJ>[http://www.imogenedwardsjones.com/category/about/ Imogen Edwards-Jones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315054410/http://www.imogenedwardsjones.com/category/about/ |date=15 March 2014 }} www.ImogenEdwardsJones.com Retrieved: 15 March 2014.</ref> and then [[City University London]].<ref name=IEJ />

Edwards-Jones is best known for the ''Babylon'' series of exposés based on her 2004 novel,  ''[[Hotel Babylon (novel)|Hotel Babylon]]'' from an insider's view of the non-stop world of the hotel staff and guests alike.

In 2006, Edwards-Jones had a regular column in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', detailing her attempts at [[IVF]] which resulted in the birth of her daughter. She blogs for doyoutravel.com and Get the Gloss.

Edwards-Jones is married to the [[BBC]]'s Creative Head of Comedy Talent, [[Kenton Allen]]. [[Candace Bushnell]] is her daughter's godmother.<ref>[http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/27004/ Q&A With Model Exposé Writer Imogen Edwards-Jones -- New York Magazine]</ref>

==Works==

===Babylon series===
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* ''[[Hotel Babylon (novel)|Hotel Babylon]]'' (2004, with "anonymous",  ''see also BBC series [[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]] based on this book)''
* ''[[Air Babylon]]'' (2005, with "anonymous", in development by Carnival Films for television)
* ''[[Fashion Babylon]]'' (2006, with "anonymous",  ''see also BBC series [[Material Girl (TV series)|Material Girl]] loosely based on this book)''
* ''Beach Babylon'' (2007, with "anonymous")
* ''Pop Babylon'' (2008, with "anonymous")
* ''[[Wedding Babylon]]'' (2009, with "anonymous")
* ''Hospital Babylon'' (2011, with "anonymous")
* ''Restaurant Babylon'' (2012, with "anonymous")

===Other books===
*'' The Taming of Eagles: Exploring the New Russia'' (1993) (with Joth Shakerley)
* ''My Canapé Hell'' (2000)
* ''Big Night Out'' (2002) (with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson and Nick Earls)
* ''Shagpile'' (2002)
* ''The Wendy House'' (2003)
* ''Tuscany for Beginners'' (2004)
* ''Ladies' Night'' (2005) (with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson and Chris Manby) 
* ''[[The Stork Club (book)|The Stork Club]]'' (2006)
* ''In Bed With...'' (co-edited with [[Kathy Lette]], 2009, with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, et al.)
* '' The Witches of St Petersburg'' (2018)

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