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I abandoned The Handmaid’s Tale when I was in my early 20s. Couldn’t get into it, sorry. I returned to it ahead of the TV version and I’m so glad I did. Margaret Atwood’s best idea, if not her best novel. Controversially, I prefer Oryx and Crake. Perhaps my favourite novel of all time. 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
Schaub, Michael (25 November 2015). " 'This Book Is Gay', an LGBT sex ed book for teens, is challenged in Wasilla, Alaska". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 31 July 2017. This Book Is Gay, illustrated by Spike Gerrell, was first published in the UK in September 2014 with subsequent publication in the US in June 2015. [16] The book is a "manual to all areas of life as an LGBT person" [17] and "is meant to serve as a guidebook for young people discovering their sexual identity and how to navigate those uncomfortable waters." [18] Kroll, Justin (4 June 2018). "Benedict Cumberbatch's SunnyMarch Banner Lands TV Rights to Memoir 'The Gender Games' ". Variety . Retrieved 16 August 2018. 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.Transgender author Juno Dawson joins judging panel for BBC Young Writers' Award". The Telegraph. 2 March 2016 . Retrieved 31 July 2017. a b Taylor, Marianne (28 May 2017). " 'Transition is exhausting. No-one does it to be trendy': Author Juno Dawson on her new book The Gender Games". The Herald . Retrieved 31 July 2017. 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. Dark Matter by Michelle Paver is terrifying. The only novel to really get under my skin and infiltrate my nightmares. The characters that were so carefully and diligently created in the first book are given their own stories in the second book, and it is a blast to read." — Booklist (starred review)
And then there’s the small matter of Dabney Hale: freshly escaped from Grierlings prison, he’s on the hunt for a mythical object that will give him unimaginable power. Leonie’s brother is on the trail, but doesn’t know the danger he now faces, and so she sets off to bring him home and bring Hale to justice. In early 2018, it was announced Dawson would write The Good Doctor, one of the first Doctor Who novels to feature the Thirteenth Doctor as played by Jodie Whittaker. The novel was released in October 2018. [24] [25] Awards [ edit ] 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]In the second installment of Juno Dawson’s “irresistible” fantasy trilogy (Lana Harper), a group of childhood friends and witches must choose between what is right and what is easy if they have any hope of keeping their coven–and their world–from tearing apart forever. Hogan, Michael (1 April 2018). "Juno Dawson: 'Teenagers have seen things that would make milk curdle' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 May 2019. In the second installment of Juno Dawson's "irresistible" fantasy trilogy (Lana Harper), a group of childhood friends and witches must choose between what is right and what is easy if they have any hope of keeping their coven—and their world—from tearing apart forever. Hawkes, Rebecca (14 October 2015). "YA author James Dawson: 'I'm becoming a transgender woman' ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
Hawkes, Rebecca (24 July 2015). "James Dawson: 'Young Adult literature should celebrate being gay' ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 31 July 2017. Her journalism has appeared in Glamour, The Pool, Dazed and the Guardian. She has appeared on Pointless Celebrities, BBC’s Women’s Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning and Newsnight. The brilliant and fast-paced second contemporary political fantasy in Dawson's HMRC trilogy...Magic seamlessly weaves with pop culture references, fun soap-operatic twists, and an incisive look at the psychology of violent misogyny. This is the work of a master storyteller." — Publisher's Weekly (starred review) MyHome.ie (Opens in new window) • Top 1000 • The Gloss (Opens in new window) • Recruit Ireland (Opens in new window) • Irish Times Training (Opens in new window)
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. Juno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude magazine. The characters that were so carefully and diligently created in the first book are given their own stories in the second book, and it is a blast to read...The complexities of modern life are here; thrown into the mix are magic, witches, and rules created around them...There are no limits in this fantasy world; even the established rules are pushed. Readers who enjoy feminist, queer fantasy like The Priory of the Orange Tree (2019), by Samantha Shannon, will enjoy this series." — Booklist, starred review
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