{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling 'Shopaholic' novels, dies at 55","publication_date":"December 10, 2025","summary":"Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer.","author_name":"By Jill Lawless, Associated Press, Alicia Rancilio, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/12\/b770ca153cdc3f0a7635ad12d3762500-AP25344492782714-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}