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Hawkes, Rebecca (14 October 2015). "YA author James Dawson: 'I'm becoming a transgender woman' ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
I truly think the first novel in Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games series is a perfect book. I’ve read it about four times. Is it original? No, not especially, but what’s not to love? It riffs on Greek mythology; it’s a satire of reality TV; it tears along at a ferocious pace, and made me sob like a baby. Now I want to read it again. In 2019, Dawson began started the popular Sex and the City podcast 'So I Got To Thinking'. Her co-host is journalist and QX editor Dylan B Jones.Alderman, Naomi (11 May 2018). "New Doctor Who regenerated in fiction by Juno Dawson and Naomi Alderman". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 August 2018. Reading Paulette Jiles' revenge western Chenneville, it's easy to remember she's a poet. She plays ... a b Williams, Joe (24 October 2015). "International best selling author comes out as transgender". Pink news . Retrieved 31 July 2017. Juno Dawson (formerly James Dawson; [1] born 10 June 1981) is a British author of young adult fiction and non-fiction. Dawson's notable works include This Book Is Gay, Mind Your Head, Margot & Me, The Gender Games, Clean and Meat Market. In 2015, Dawson came out as a transgender woman, having begun her journey of transitioning 18 months prior. She began hormonal transition in early 2016. [7] [10] She was signed to write a column in Glamour magazine documenting her experience of transitioning. [11] She represents the LGBT charity Stonewall as a School Role Model. [1] Dawson sat on the judging panel for the 2016 BBC Young Writers' Award. [12]
These books are well-written and compelling, interacting with contemporary issues, conversations and language in a way that makes them incredibly relevant to the present day. I’m not certain that they’ll age as well as others as they are really at the pulse of where conversations in politics and society are right now – and hopefully we will be able to move on in a positive direction from here. Though, considering how relevant Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale still is decades later, that may just be wishful thinking on my part. Transgender author Juno Dawson joins judging panel for BBC Young Writers' Award". The Telegraph. 2 March 2016 . Retrieved 31 July 2017. This Book is Gay has faced controversy since its publication. In November of 2014, residents of Wasilla, Alaska petitioned to remove the book from a public library, with a number of residents objecting to profanity and sexually explicit content. [19] Dawson responded by saying the event highlighted how "there is still such small-mindedness and hatred left to contend with." [20] In 2022, it was listed among 52 books banned by the Alpine School District following the implementation of Utah law H.B. 374, "Sensitive Materials In Schools." [21] Ultimately, it tied for the tenth-most banned and challenged books in the United States that year, according to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. [22] The Gender Games (2017) [ edit ] Juno Dawson is at the top of her game in this vibrant and meticulous take on witchcraft. Her characteristic wit and grit shine through’ Samantha Shannon Niamh Kelly is dead. Her troubled twin, Ciara, now masquerades as the benevolent witch as Her Majesty's Royal Coven prepares to crown her High Priestess.
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Dawson, Juno (4 September 2014). "Why my book is gay: and I'm proud of it". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 July 2017. Find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite YA authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests! Albanese, Andrew (24 April 2023). "ALA Releases Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023 . Retrieved 1 May 2023.
Ban on 52 Books in Largest Utah School District is a Worrisome Escalation of Censorship". PEN America. 1 August 2022 . Retrieved 5 August 2022. Niamh Kelly is dead. Her troubled twin, Ciara, now masquerades as the benevolent witch as Her Majesty’s Royal Coven prepares to crown her High Preistess.Rukmini Iyer legitimately transformed my life with her Roasting Tin books. I learned what flavours go together well and also that cooking doesn’t need to be neat and tidy. You just need a big tin and an oven. And cumin. Always cumin. Juno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude magazine.
Juno lives in Brighton. She is a part of the queer cabaret collective known as CLUB SILENCIO. In 2014, Juno became a School Role Model for the charity STONEWALL. The fast pace keeps the many stories moving as the points of view shift, and once again Dawson places a bombshell at the end to surprise readers. The second book of the series, after Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, is filled with witty dialogue, pop culture references, and features the bonds of childhood, sisterhood, and fighting for what one believes in." —Library Journal From the Publisher Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Andre Dubus III, Juno Dawson, and Ivy Pochoda.Niamh Kelly is taking over HMRC. Her friends think that all is well – Theo is safe, the old leadership defeated, and Niamh is the best person for the job. But what they don’t know is that they’re not talking to Niamh. Niamh is dead after something has woken up her comatose twin, Ciara – and Ciara has taken over Niamh’s life. And she’ll do whatever it takes to live. And Leonie is trying to hunt down an old adversary, Dabney Hale, following his footsteps across Europe. Meanwhile, Elle learns that her husband’s been cheating on her. Oh, and Luke, Niamh’s boyfriend is a witch hunter. Life in and around HMRC is pretty damn complicated. In 2014 Dawson won the 'Queen of Teen' award, a biennial prize (discontinued in 2016) for young adult fiction writers. [9] Despite thinking they’ve thwarted the prophecy, the witches are still reeling from the events of the past few months. The first book I read in one go was George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. Problematic or not, it made me howl with laughter.
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