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World Book Day is going to be LITERALLY brilliant!

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

Last February, I had the kind of email a writer dreams of; the kind that comes from their lovely editor and begins with ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ in shouty capitals. It was telling me that Rikin and I had been chosen to be … Continue reading →

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An adventure in No Man’s Land

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

‘I could feel it coming. War, I mean. Creeping up on us, into our town, down our street, into our house. Smiling like a friend, like it was Batman come to save us when really it was the joker all … Continue reading →

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Sneak peek of No Man’s Land

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

No Man’s Land is out next week, but if you scroll down, you can get a sneak preview of the opening chapters… Heroes and Villains I used to think I knew about heroes. That some wore fancy outfits and flexed … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Essex

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

After two lockdown moves and much toddlerish impatience on my part, The Talk of Pram Town is officially published today (yes I know some of you already have yours, but only fancy pants writers / spies get actual embargoes, and … Continue reading →

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Sneak read of The Talk of Pram Town

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

The Talk of Pram Town is published TOMORROW! (does merry dance) But in case you wanted to quality check contents / spy / be generally a bit beaky (who doesn’t?) then here, for your delight, is the prologue. And if … Continue reading →

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The real Pram Town

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

The Talk of Pram Town is, at its heart, a book about family, and what that meant in the 70s and 80s, and about the potentially fraught mother-daughter relationship. But it is also a book about a single, special place. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Pram Town

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Joanna Nadin

The lockdown-delayed novel is almost out in the world, and, while I can’t have the much-anticipated bookshop party with Twiglets and Wotsits and Panda Pops, I can still celebrate, and even better, with fellow Essex girl, Jenny Quintana, whose new … Continue reading →

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Sign for our bookshops… (free swag!)

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Joanna Nadin

As we head into lockdown 2.0, it’s more important than ever to support small businesses, and there is no small business more important to me than indie bookshops. So, as part of the national #SignForOurBookshops I’m pledging a bunch of … Continue reading →

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The Best Class in the World… sends letters

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Joanna Nadin

There’s something special about getting a letter. There’s something really especially special about getting a letter that says something fancy about you or something you’ve done. There’s something super duper special about 23 letters all saying something fancy and drawing … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 4b: The Worst Class in the World

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Joanna Nadin

Schools might be closed for most of us, but for one long-suffering teacher, Mr Nidgett, the classroom is packed with shenanigans. That’s because he’s in charge of 4b, who are LITERALLY The Worst Class in the World, at least according … Continue reading →

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