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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] Hawkes, Rebecca (14 October 2015). "YA author James Dawson: 'I'm becoming a transgender woman' ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 31 July 2017. 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. Hogan, Michael (1 April 2018). "Juno Dawson: 'Teenagers have seen things that would make milk curdle' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 May 2019. 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.
Her Majesty's Royal Coven' won the 2022 Books Are My Bag Reader's Award for Best Fiction. [ citation needed] Works [ edit ] 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) 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.Penance by Eliza Clark. I was instantly taken by her debut, Boy Parts, and, while Penance is very different, I’ve realised that Clark understands precisely how vicious, how complicated, young women can be. They’re sweet and sour, feminine, horror novels. In 2018, Dawson wrote the BBC Sounds spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted, which launched in April 2022. [13] She has also contributed audio plays for the Big Finish Torchwood range. Dawson was supposed to write an episode for the second series of Class, but the show was cancelled. [14] 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 ] 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. For centuries, writers from Mary Shelley to Ted Chiang have used genre fiction to explore contemporary social issues. The best genre authors weave serious themes into their narratives with a lightness of touch that ensures the issues never overwhelm the story, and instead create something emotionally and narratively rich and satisfying. Juno Dawson is one of those writers.
This entrancing mix of feminism, queerness, magic and power-hungry villains makes for an intoxicating reading experience.” —Nerd DailyHilliard parents debate banning book from school libraries". NBC4. 14 March 2023 . Retrieved 1 May 2023. 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) 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
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. 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 In 2017, Dawson published The Gender Games, her first book aimed at adults, discussing themes of gender as well as her own life experiences. [6] Television rights to the book were acquired in 2018 by SunnyMarch, the production company founded by Benedict Cumberbatch. [23] The Good Doctor (2018) [ edit ] Dawson was born at Bradford Royal Infirmary in West Yorkshire and was assigned male at birth. [2] Dawson lived in Bingley and was educated at Bingley Grammar School. [3] [4] After graduating from Bangor University, [3] she worked as a primary school teacher and later became a PSHE co-ordinator. [5] While working as a teacher, she began writing books aimed at young adults and became successful enough to leave her job. [6] She wrote a number of young adult fiction books including Hollow Pike and Say Her Name. [7] Her books often feature LGBT people, and Dawson has advocated for other books to feature more prominent LGBT characters. [8] 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.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 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) 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. 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.
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