Having not written a long project for years, can I actually [write a novel]? What if I have forgotten how?
Catherine Johnson is an award-winning author of children’s books, who has been writing for nearly 34 years.
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Catherine Johnson in conversation with Sita Brahmachari
The novelist Catherine Johnson talks about writing fiction based on historical characters like the dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker.
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Biography
Catherine Johnson is a best-selling, award-winning author of children’s books, who has also written for TV, film and radio. Her books include Race To The Frozen North, Sawbones, Nest of Vipers and Freedom.
2025 sees the publication of Dance of Resistance, about the life of Josephine Baker. She has two grown up children, an editor and a librarian, and lives by the sea in Hastings.
