Nadia Mikail

Author

Author Nadia Mikail is a full-time houseplant owner and a part-time investigative journalist of what London’s pigeons are planning when they flock together like that. She is mostly unsuccessful at (but still hopeful about) both these occupations.

She is from Sarawak in Malaysia, where the air is always sweeter, the food is always tastier, and the pigeons are considerably less bold.

Nadia’s debut YA novel, The Cats We Meet Along the Way was published by Guppy Books. The Cats We Meet Along the Way was awarded the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2023, winning in the Older Reader’s category before taking home the overall prize.

Praise for The Cats We Meet Along the Way

This moving, unique, incredibly assured YA debut is full of life’s slow richness, the lagging toll of grief and the brightness of unconditional love. ― The Guardian

Poignant, thoughtful and life-affirming. ― The Bookseller

A phenomenal book. Such a distinctive voice, so beautifully crafted, and what a premise. ― Louisa Reid

Original, emotionally truthful and infused with love and hope. ― Patrice Lawrence

A beautiful debut about finding the light even as the world is ending. ― Jenny Downham

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