Joanna Quinn
Author of The Whalebone Theatre.
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Jane Austen annotated for Sotheby’s
Jane Austen annotated for Sotheby’s
<p>Jane Austen — The Women's Prize</p><p>Collection of six novels, extensively annotated by contemporary authors</p><p><br></p><p><u>Comprising</u>:</p><p><e
Teaching & Retreats
Hope & Anchor | Writers Helping Writers
Hope & Anchor | Writers Helping Writers
Hope & Anchor: Writers Helping Writers. We are three published writers running workshops and offering tuition, guidance and support to our fellow creative writers.
Andalucian Writers Retreat 2025 | Manni Coe & Joanna Quinn
Andalucian Writers Retreat 2025 | Manni Coe & Joanna Quinn
The Whalebone Theatre
The Whalebone Theatre playlist
The Whalebone Theatre playlist
A Spotify playlist of music found in The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn.
Buy The Whalebone Theatre at Bookshop.org and support independent bookshops. 📚
Buy The Whalebone Theatre at Bookshop.org and support independent bookshops. 📚
Waterstones Exclusive Edition of The Whalebone Theatre
Waterstones Exclusive Edition of The Whalebone Theatre
Buy The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
The Whalebone Theatre now in paperback in the US
The Whalebone Theatre now in paperback in the US
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatre made of whalebones...
The Whalebone Theatre now out in paperback in the UK
The Whalebone Theatre now out in paperback in the UK
Interviews & Media
Jenna Bush Hager joins Queen Consort Camilla for book club pick
Jenna Bush Hager joins Queen Consort Camilla for book club pick
Jenna Bush Hager announces that her book club pick for October is “The Whalebone Theatre” by Joanna Quinn – and it’s a joint selection with Queen Consort Camilla’s Reading Room! She travels to Dumfries House in Scotland for a special conversation with the author.
Jenna Bush Hager 'couldn't believe' her October 2022 pick was a debut
Jenna Bush Hager 'couldn't believe' her October 2022 pick was a debut
“I couldn’t believe how beautiful the writing was," Jenna said of the book, which is about "finding hope in the darkest times."
The Real Life History Behind The Whalebone Theatre: A Reading List on Bookshop.org
The Real Life History Behind The Whalebone Theatre: A Reading List on Bookshop.org
Joanna Quinn interview in The Sunday Times
Joanna Quinn interview in The Sunday Times
The Bookseller interview: Joanna Quinn: ' I didn’t really move from my dining room table for a good 10 months.’
The Bookseller interview: Joanna Quinn: ' I didn’t really move from my dining room table for a good 10 months.’
With Her Debut Novel, ‘The Whalebone Theatre,’ Joanna Quinn Explores the Endurance of Chosen Family
With Her Debut Novel, ‘The Whalebone Theatre,’ Joanna Quinn Explores the Endurance of Chosen Family
The Play’s the Thing: PW Talks with Joanna Quinn
The Play’s the Thing: PW Talks with Joanna Quinn
A Life of Books: Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre
A Life of Books: Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre
Waterstones Blog: Joanna Quinn on the English Country House in Fiction
Waterstones Blog: Joanna Quinn on the English Country House in Fiction
Joanna Quinn recommends 5 books to read after 'The Whalebone Theatre'
Joanna Quinn recommends 5 books to read after 'The Whalebone Theatre'
Podcasts
Big Books and Bold Ideas: Kerri Miller talks to Joanna Quinn
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Big Books and Bold Ideas: Kerri Miller talks to Joanna Quinn
Books Podcast · Updated fortnightly · Where Readers Meet Writers. Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.
Novel Experience podcast with Kate Sawyer
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Podcast
Novel Experience podcast with Kate Sawyer
Podcast Episode · Novel Experience · 06/09/2022 · 1h 11m
Joanna Quinn on 'The Whalebone Theatre' and its charming cast of characters
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Podcast
Joanna Quinn on 'The Whalebone Theatre' and its charming cast of characters
A Novel Evening with Joanna Quinn
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Podcast
A Novel Evening with Joanna Quinn
Reviews
Advance praise for The Whalebone Theatre
Advance praise for The Whalebone Theatre
'Utterly captivating' - Elizabeth Day. 'A tour de force' - Sarah Winman. 'A book that will be loved unreasonably and life-long' - Francis Spufford. Find out what people are saying about The Whalebone Theatre, the debut novel by Joanna Quinn.
‘A lush, roving, William Boyd style novel’: The Times review
‘A lush, roving, William Boyd style novel’: The Times review
Fans of William Boyd will enjoy this lush debut novel
‘The book of the summer’: Sunday Times review by India Knight
‘The book of the summer’: Sunday Times review by India Knight
If you were to think about fiction as you do interiors, the latest trend might be compared to sparse, angular furniture positioned with a great degree of care i
‘Her vision is so fine and fully realised’ : Washington Post review
‘Her vision is so fine and fully realised’ : Washington Post review
The Whalebone Theatre in the New York Times
The Whalebone Theatre in the New York Times
Other Writing by Joanna
Edith Holler by Edward Carey review – an unsettling fairytale
Edith Holler by Edward Carey review – an unsettling fairytale
This story of a girl who has never left the theatre where she lives is an enjoyably atmospheric curiosity
Rereading Eva Ibbotson in The Times
Rereading Eva Ibbotson in The Times
Love in the shadow of war: this tale of romance and refugees deserves to be a modern classic
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