Tag Archives: Joanna Nadin

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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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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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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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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A Penny (Dreadful) a day…

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Joanna Nadin

Isn’t the world weird? The prospect of being holed up in our homes is daunting, especially for those of us with kids. Mine’s grown now, but many years ago, she was a menace, who would have destroyed the house in … Continue reading →

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And another one…

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Joanna Nadin

2020-2021 is a busy book year for me, but this one is a biggie. Second adult novel, set in Essex in 1981 and featuring Grifter bikes, Charles and Di, Panda Pops, a Welsh Elvis impersonator, a fake Marc Bolan, and … Continue reading →

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Book Group Questions for Queen of Bloody Everything

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Joanna Nadin

In the space of two hours I have had LITERALLY two emails asking if there are any book group questions for The Queen of Bloody Everything. There aren’t. Or there weren’t. Until now. Because I just thunk some up. SPOILER … Continue reading →

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Birdy Jones is all alone

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Joanna Nadin

Of all the questions I get asked on school visits, there are several perennials: How old are you, Miss? How much do you earn, Miss? Do you know JK Rowling / Jacqueline Wilson / David Walliams / any other much … Continue reading →

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