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Hello to everyone here! I’m Catherine Johnson, some of you might know my historical novels, like Sawbones and Nest of Vipers, or my contemporary stories like Brave New Girl. Or you might not know me...
View ArticleThe Loveliness of New Covers Catherine Johnson
Hello again! One month has sped by. I’m sharing the cover of book that won’t be out until July and I cannot wait. This book, The Curious Tale of The Lady Caraboo, has had such a looooong birth. I began...
View ArticleBoys + Books = Brilliant Catherine johnson
This is me last week. In Forest Hill School South London. Like most writers March, for me, is a little bit nuts. There are a load of visits all smashed into a small amount of time. Now I know there...
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I’ve always been one of those pony obsessed girls. That’s sadly not me but a 12 year old Elizabeth Taylor starring in a horsey film called National Velvet. Even when I was a punk, aged 16 and falling...
View ArticleA New Name? by Catherine Johnson
This post has been inspired by Keren David’s blog about alternative names for her most recent novels, This is Not A Love Story and Salvage...
View ArticleLady Caraboo’s Book Birthday Catherine Johnson
This week is a big one for me my latest book The Curious Tale of The Lady Caraboo makes its way into the world on Thursday. This has been the hardest book I have ever written. Sometimes I can get a...
View ArticleWet Outside? Stay Indoors with Lovely Books! Catherine Johnson
I live by the seaside and there is nothing sadder than bedraggled holiday makers trying to make the best of pouring rain and wintry weather. I know, I have been in that tent and that caravan, listening...
View ArticleGodbyes and Endings Catherine Johnson
It’s almost the end of the summer. I haven’t had a holiday this year as I have been TOO BUSY. But when i was growing up I would go, every summer, to my Grandparents (I called them Nain and Taid which...
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