Hello!
My name is Daisy May Johnson and I’m the author of How To Be Brave, How To Be True and How To Be Free. I am represented by Bryony Woods of DKW Literary Agency.
Here are some of the things I love: Public libraries, Burt Lancaster, Gene Kelly, dogs with Good Ears, Jenny Holzer, bookshops, old MGM musicals, massive dance numbers, Powell and Pressburger films, hairy ponies, Barbara Kruger, houseplants, the seaside, stupid films that embrace the stupid, Playmobil, cake-stands, and crumbly fudge. Not the squishy sort, the crumbly sort. This distinction is V Important.
Here are some of the things I believe in: Feminism, public libraries, the idea that children’s literature is a political act, Keala Settle singing This Is Me, girls, the force of nature that is a young bookworm, Amber Riley singing And I Am Telling You, Moomins, Eva Ibbotson, The Chalet School In Exile, going to the seaside, and also the importance of Having A Good Bun If You’re Feeling A Bit Sad.
In my spare time, I am an academic who researches the stories that young girls read and write. You can find out more about what Iām doing on my research blog: Big Boots And Adventures.
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