Sophie Kinsella, best-selling 'Shopaholic' author, has brain cancer

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British author Sophie Kinsella says she is receiving treatment for a form of aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma.

Kinsella, whose real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham, is widely known for her best-selling "Shopaholic" book series and other works including "Can You Keep a Secret?" Her most recent novel, "The Burnout," was released in October 2023. The first two books of the "Shopaholic" series were adapted into the 2009 movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic," starring Isla Fisher.