Absolutely loved this story set in colonial India and Victorian 🇬🇧 #CityofStolenMagic is Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak captivating debut.
It’s quite something when one of your best friends publishes a book, let alone such a fabulous, magical story as #CityofStolenMagic . I can’t wait for children to read this. Congratulations Naz, such a very special book launch with our Warwick family!
“Exhilarating, thoughtful and rich in evocative detail, this wide-ranging debut […] is easily one of the year’s best books for children” - The Guardian
Another slam dunk for Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak and #CityOfStolenMagic 💫 theguardian.com/books/2023/jun…
Back to the writing but first, LOOK what has arrived! An early bound proof of City of Stolen Magic (WHAT a title!) by Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak! Out Summer 2023 and I have been on the edge of my seat waiting for it! PuffinBooks
🚨 BIG NEWS!
To celebrate the release of ‘City of Stolen Magic’ by Southampton’s own Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak and published by PuffinBooks we’re organising a PAY IT FORWARD book scheme to gift the book to local school children 🌟
📚 Get involved here buff.ly/3oBhg45
Last Thursday was incredible. I'm still floating. My first ever school visit with Kentish Town C of E Primary; being interviewed by two incredible young people for BBC Newsround and the LAUNCH of #cityofstolenmagic Waterstones Piccadilly, London with a Dishoom chai stand and everyone I love. I'm so lucky.
Louie Stowell Louie!!! I cannot thank you enough for sharing so much love for #cityofstolenmagic . That you're one my son's top 3 authors only makes it even cooler! You and I are so on the same page about that Victorian colonial-nostalgia 💪🏾
So SO thrilled with my first broadsheet review of #cityofstolenmagic !!! Thank you to Emily Bearn The Telegraph for such a wonderful review, accompanied by such a gorgeous image of Chompa by Sandhya Prabhat, standing so fierce and proud. My heart could burst. PuffinBooks
This is a wonderful initiative and I'd love it for as many Southampton children to be able to have a copy #cityofstolenmagic for themselves! Pls retweet too.
Lovely evening at Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak launch of #CityofStolenMagic . The Telegraph say 'Pathak is a wonderful writer, who paints a thoroughly convincing heroine'.
Nazneen was mentored by Penguin Books UK
#WriteNow and it is wonderful to see the success of the inclusive scheme.
Nazneen is here! She is sharing the magic of India and Bangladesh through her story #CityofStolenMagic Cherry Tree Primary School
5 of our Diversity Champions were thrilled to meet Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak as she launched her brilliant debut novel last week 📚 #cityofstolenmagic Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak Read their reviews in July's Palmer Paper!
An absolutely magical evening celebrating Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak and her iridescent debut #CityOfStolenMagic with family, friends AND CHAI!
A truly diverse Victorian England and an immersive story that connects the threads of South Asian History and British colonialism, weaving them together with pure MAGIC. I’m in. And you should preorder! #CityOfStolenMagic penguin.co.uk/books/448380/c…
#LBF23 picture 1 - it was really lovely to unexpectedly chat to Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak - I can't wait for her debut novel #CityOfStolenMagic to come out at the start of June 🤩
Yesterday I got to meet the proof of #CityofStolenMagic in person for the first time. It's beautiful. My sleep deprived daydream from a decade ago is now this gorgeous, glimmering book. Thank you to Louise Lamont Natalie Doherty and everyone PuffinBooks for giving it a home in the world.
On my way to my first ever in personv schools visit for #cityofstolenmagic !!! Kentish Town C of E Primary I can't wait to meet you!!! PuffinBooks
Welcome to Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak and PuffinBooks. We are so excited to have you in our school sharing your book #CityOfStolenMagic . Thank you for making the trip to see us 🙏
Have to tell you…this book really is ALL THE THINGS!!!!! An incredible cast of characters too and a truly multicultural Victorian London!✨ PuffinBooks #CityOfStolenMagic
A most magical box has arrived! Can’t wait to dive into #CityofStolenMagic by Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak Such a beautiful looking proof! Thank you PuffinBooks ✨✨✨
Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak How did I miss this Gráinne Hallahan ! Amazing Ivy-Rose. And a first of many to come Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak
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