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Kathryn Flett

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Kathryn Flett is a British journalist, critic and novelist. She joined i-D in 1985 and worked on fashion and features at The Face before becoming editor of Arena in 1992. Her magazine career also included the launch of Arena Homme+.

Flett joined the Observer in 1995, where she worked as an associate editor and columnist and later wrote restaurant and television criticism. She has appeared on programmes including Grumpy Old Women. Her books include the autobiographical Heart-Shaped Bullet and the novels Separate Lives and Outstanding, extending her writing from cultural commentary into memoir and fiction.

Reviewed 2026-09-06

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