Nadia Islam, On The Record Adiba Jaigirdar

In Nadia Islam, On the Record (Hodder Children’s Books), aspiring journalist Nadia hates that she’s missing spending Ramadan with her best friend to go to Bangladesh. But the trip unexpectedly puts her reporting skills to the test. Her journalist aunt is there too, to write a story on the increasing climate change problem in Bangladesh and how people are being affected by it. When Nadia finds herself torn between helping out her aunt and beating her brother and cousins at a Ramadan competition, can she put aside her competitiveness to figure out what Ramadan is really all about? A heartwarming and authentic story about family, faith and fighting for what’s right. Join award-winning author Adiba Jaigirdar as she discusses the themes explored in her book, being a writer, and journalism, winding up with a short quiz and time for questions.

This is a schools’ event for 3rd – 6th Class. Booking enquiries to info@dublinbookfestival.com.

Adiba Jaigirdar is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed and bestselling author of The Henna Wars, Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, and A Million to One. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and former teacher, she has an MA in Postcolonial Studies from the University of Kent, England and a BA in English and History from UCD, Ireland. She is the winner of the YA book prize 2022, the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2021, and was a finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary awards. All of her writing is aided by tea, and a healthy dose of Janelle Monáe and Hayley Kiyoko. When not writing, she is probably ranting about the ills of colonialism, playing video games, or expanding her overflowing lipstick collection.