And boys in books.A funny, poignant family story by bestselling author Joanna Nadin, perfect for children learning to read. (Almost) The Time of My Life March 5, 2014.Reading is where the wild things are April 15, 2015.Everybody Hurts – a story of love (and ping pong) August 3, 2017.Want to write middle grade? August 4, 2017.The making of a mixtape… September 12, 2017.First lines and first chapters November 1, 2017.The Queen of Bloody Everything (including the Indy’s and Red’s Top 10) January 3, 2018.The Queen of Bloody Everything is born February 8, 2018.Bid on Bloody Everything March 19, 2018.

CBBC’s Joe All Alone and the truth about child poverty April 2, 2018.

(Pigeon) seeds of a story July 12, 2018.

We are BAFTA-nominated… and breathe October 22, 2018.

Here’s One I Made Earlier November 4, 2018.

Book Group Questions for Queen of Bloody Everything January 18, 2019.

A Penny (Dreadful) a day… March 19, 2020.

The BEST (Deputy) Headteacher in the World May 13, 2020.

Welcome to 4b: The Worst Class in the World May 14, 2020.

Sense and Sensibility (with bells on) October 1, 2020.

The Best Class in the World… sends letters October 19, 2020.Sign for our bookshops… (free swag!) November 5, 2020.Sneak read of The Talk of Pram Town March 3, 2021.Sneak peek of No Man’s Land August 25, 2021.An adventure in No Man’s Land September 2, 2021.World Book Day is going to be LITERALLY brilliant! September 22, 2021.The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings (and other film stars) July 7, 2022.A Calamity of Mannerings heading your way February 10, 2023.Both entertaining and, for some, comfort reading.’ (Liverpool Echo) ‘In Jacqueline Wilson style, Joanna Nadin has a wonderful ability to paint an accurate picture of modern family life but, even when there is sadness, intertwine it with humour. Readers aged 10 and up will weep and laugh.’ (Irish Examiner) Selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club.And if Dave’s in the black chair, it means Dad can’t come home. Every time I come home from the park or from school, he’ll be here. Anyway, the point is, he will never not be here now. But she also says she has met a vampire, which I know for a fact is a total lie. Big Lauren says she has seen an MRSA once, it was green and the size of a Rolo. ‘He’s here all the time, in Dad’s black chair, and he eats all the Sugar Puffs and kisses Mum with tongues, which is gross, and she could catch glandular fever or MRSA off him.

The Stepmonster by Joanna Nadin