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Tag Archives: Saffron Walden
A face for radio
Many years ago, when I still thought I’d lead a glamorous life in the meejah, I read radio news for a living. And it’s a medium I adore – the focus on words, the invisibility of it, so that, when … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged BBC London, Essex, Joanna Nadin, Mantle Books, Pan Macmillan, Radio 1, Saffron Walden, swearing, The Queen of Bloody Everything
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The Queen of Bloody Everything (including the Indy’s and Red’s Top 10)
I know the rule: don’t read reviews, good or bad. That way you don’t risk heartbreak, or ranting mintily on Twitter. But that way you don’t get the ridiculous overexcitement that comes with this: making both Red magazine’s and the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fiction
Tagged daughters, Joanna Nadin, mothers, Saffron Walden, The Queen of Bloody Everything, women's fiction
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Rachel says…
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
Posted in Blog, Reading, Teen
Tagged diary, My So-Called Life, Rachel Riley, Saffron Walden, teen, The Time of My Life
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(Almost) The Time of My Life
*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
Posted in Blog, Reading, Teen
Tagged My So-Called Life, Rachel Riley, Saffron Walden, Time of My Life
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Me, Rachel Riley
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
Posted in Blog, Reading, Teen
Tagged My So-Called Life, Rachel Riley, Saffron Walden
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Back to the start…
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
Posted in Blog, Reading, Teen, Uncategorized
Tagged Chick Lit, Joanna Nadin, My So-Called Life, Rachel Riley, Saffron Walden, Teen Lit
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Joanna Nadin 