THE NICEST GIRL

• ‘I was a ‘nice girl’ for 30 years – I refuse to be a people-pleaser now’ (Metro.co.uk, February 2023)
• The best children’s books for Christmas (The i Paper, December 2022)
• Off the Shelf: PUSHING BACK (Big Issue North, September 2022)
• ‘Jo captures the small dramas of everyday teenage life beautifully’ (The Irish Times, September 2022)
• ‘The Nicest Girl is a good, solid YA that deserves a place in all libraries’ (Lisa Talks About blog review, September 2022)
• Interview with librarian and blogger Emma Suffield (Little Blog of Library Treasures, August 2022)
• ‘A true and realistic depiction of teen years – superb!’ (My Book Corner blog review, August 2022)
• ‘The Nicest Girl’: When saying yes is not enough (The National, June 2022)
• UCLan Publishing snaps up ‘relatable and relevant’ debut teen fiction from Jo (The Bookseller, February 2022)

MADELEINE MILBURN MENTORSHIP SCHEME

• The first MM Mentorship Programme comes to a close (February 2021)
• The Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Scheme (November 2020)
• The Bookseller: Six writers selected for Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Programme (July 2020)