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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. 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 ] Despite thinking they’ve thwarted the prophecy, the witches are still reeling from the events of the past few months.
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 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] 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.Dark Matter by Michelle Paver is terrifying. The only novel to really get under my skin and infiltrate my nightmares. 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) 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.
Ciara now occupies her twin sister’s body as she prepares to take on the role of High Priestess. But why are the sinister government agents of the Shadow Cabinet so invested in her coronation? 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. 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. 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.Hawkes, Rebecca (24 July 2015). "James Dawson: 'Young Adult literature should celebrate being gay' ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 31 July 2017. In 2014 Dawson won the 'Queen of Teen' award, a biennial prize (discontinued in 2016) for young adult fiction writers. [9]
This entrancing mix of feminism, queerness, magic and power-hungry villains makes for an intoxicating reading experience.” —Nerd Daily
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. 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 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. 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.
Armstrong, Rebecca (20 April 2018). "Juno Dawson on sex education: 'Nobody had thought to tell these young people that sex was pleasurable' ". i . Retrieved 3 May 2019. Dawson, Juno (4 September 2014). "Why my book is gay: and I'm proud of it". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 July 2017. Hilliard parents debate banning book from school libraries". NBC4. 14 March 2023 . Retrieved 1 May 2023. 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 ]Her Majesty's Royal Coven' won the 2022 Books Are My Bag Reader's Award for Best Fiction. [ citation needed] Works [ edit ] 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.
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