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(Pigeon) seeds of a story

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Joanna Nadin

It began with a name, as it so often does for me: The Audacious Birdy Jones. But who she was, what she looked like, what her story was were blurry and inchoate, still lost somewhere in the soup of story … 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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