Tag Archives: Rachel Riley

Rachel says…

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Joanna Nadin

Today’s blog tour stop is with Amy Bookworm, who has carried out an insightful interview with Rachel herself. No, really… (plus the last pages of The Facts of Life, in case you need a little catch up). Hello Rachel! You … Continue reading →

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(Almost) The Time of My Life

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Joanna Nadin

*coughs in attention-seeking manner* So, as I shall be spending World Book Day editing the least-book-related document you could imagine, I thought I’d get a book out instead. Officially on shelves tomorrow, The Time of My Life is the last … Continue reading →

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Boys. And books. And boys in books.

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Joanna Nadin

  Like my alter ego Rachel in My (not so) Simple Life, as a teenager I fell in love frequently, swiftly and with absolute conviction. Unlike Rachel, I never had to swear off boys and their complications and contradictions, or … Continue reading →

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Funny girl

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Joanna Nadin

I have always “done” funny. Both as a reader, and a writer. As a child, I snorted through every page of every Dr Seuss, laughed until I cried at Russell Hoban’s inspired creation Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong in her iron hat … Continue reading →

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The Life of Riley

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Joanna Nadin

I never wanted to be a writer when I grew up. That is to say, it didn’t occur to me that writing was a “real” job, much less one that I would be capable of, or derive enjoyment from, my … Continue reading →

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Me, Rachel Riley

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Joanna Nadin

One of the most-oft asked questions of writers is: “Is the book autobiographical?” Or “Is there any of you in there?” The easy answer is that every book contains a little of its author: these are, after all, words we … Continue reading →

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Tis the season to be jolly…

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Joanna Nadin

… fa la la la laa etc etc. And normally I am the first one up with the Christmas tree (fake – I have hoovering OCD) and tinsel, and the first one to overdose on Quality Street, cry at the … Continue reading →

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These books will save your life

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Joanna Nadin

OK. So that’s a slight exaggeration. What I really meant to say was “these books will make you laugh / cry and thus fill an afternoon that would otherwise have to be spent nodding as Auntie Felicity shows your 400 … Continue reading →

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Back to the start…

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Joanna Nadin

So, it’s New Year. And there’s the usual rash of ill-thought-out resolutions and promises e.g. I absolutely will use that pink step machine I bought in a fit of crisp-induced madness for at least fifteen minutes every day. But for … Continue reading →

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Buttercup 2: Return of the crazy

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Joanna Nadin

Dear Dr Sven OK, so it’s, like, nine days until publication, not that I’m counting or anything, but, well, yes I am actually, wouldn’t you? I mean, it’s the biggest thing to happen to me since Rachel Riley messed it … Continue reading →

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