Visit for the latest interviews and insider info on novel cherry bomb allen and unwin. Jenny valentish is an author, freelance journalist and editor. Jenny valentish press for cherry bomb archives jenny. Jenny valentish is the author of woman of substances, a memoirresearch hybrid about gender and substance use black inc, june 2017. Cherry bomb by jenny valentish, 9781760110819, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Britishborn, australiabased journalist jenny valentish was due to meet with a book agent after pitching a project about women and addiction in 2008.
With every book in this series, konrath has raised the bar in terms of experimentation, writing, plotting, and characterdevelopment, and with cherry bomb, he has set a new personal best. Told through the eyes of a young singer whos seen it all, this is celebrated rock journalist jenny valentishs debut novel a wild ride into australias music scene. Jenny valentish twentyone year old nina dall has seen it all, including her own meteoric rise to fame and its inevitable aftermath. At sixteen she started interviewing musicians and has done so ever since for a variety of magazines and newspapers, becoming editor of triple j magazine and now time out melbourne. Her previous book was cherry bomb, a psychodrama set in the australian music industry. Its no surprise the runaways are mentioned, either, although now im doubting myself for thinking kristen stewart did a job in the movie. Jenny valentish talks to paul cashmere at about her book cherry bomb. Jenny valentish is a former editor of time out melbourne and triple j magazines, and author of the novel cherry bomb. Author jenny valentish puts the rock into chick lit with.
Cherie currie, sandy west, jackie fox, joan jett and lita. I didnt know it yet, but one day my wikipedia entry would begin. Shes the teenage narrator of jenny valentishs rockchick novel cherry bomb. Diamond and wu, cofounders of the slick biannual indie magazine cherry bombe about women and food, have crafted a book for the intersection of the pinkpussyhat brigade and the foodie crowd. Nina dall is as singular and mercurial a character as ive ever been charmed and terrified to meet. Jun 07, 2017 valentish pitched her first version of this book in 2009, flying to sydney to meet with an agent. I love music, i love all the musicians i have met and i am certain that valentish has seen and heard a lot in her time in the industry so would have a wealth of stories to draw inspiration from.
Explore books by jenny valentish with our selection at. Valentish pitched her first version of this book in 2009, flying to sydney to meet with an agent. In 2014, she published her first novel, cherry bomb, a teenage psychodrama set in the music industry. A rock journalist and former member of a few bands herself. Nov 30, 2017 jenny valentish is a journalist well known for her stints in publications such as dazed and confused, tank girl, and jmag. Jenny valentish grew up in an unlovely satellite town of london, where she learned the art of escapism through music. Dec 16, 2015 jenny valentish is an author, freelance journalist and editor in 2014, she published her first novel, cherry bomb, a teenage psychodrama set in the music industry. Dec 15, 2015 jenny valentish is an author, freelance journalist and editor. Author jenny valentish is a music journalist of many years standing, and a former editor of mine at triple j magazine. Her first novel, cherry bomb, is a teenage psychodrama set in the music industry and was published by allen and unwin in 2014. Music journo and time out melbourne editor jenny valentishs debut novel cherry bomb follows the story of nina dall, one half of sydney poppunk band the dolls its a rollicking ride into the wild heart of rock and roll, that paul kelly the muso, not the afl player or the political journalist has called, scathing, funny, true. Music journo and time out melbourne editor jenny valentishs debut novel cherry bomb follows the story of nina dall, one half of sydney poppunk band the dolls its a rollicking ride into the wild heart of rock and roll, that paul kelly the muso, not the afl player or.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The website home page of jenny valentish, author of cherry bomb. Sep 09, 2014 cherry bomb is a fictitious look at the real life insecurities most pop stars face during their career. Jenny valentish and noise 11s paul cashmere turn anthropologists and discuss rock stars. Have they got what it takes to stay on top or are they just a one hit wonder. Cherry bomb, the debut novel from australian music journalist jenny valentish, is a roller coaster ride through the world of fame, sex, drugs and most importantly, rock and roll. Jan 10, 2015 i was particularly fascinated by the playlist in the back on the book and would love to see a spotify jenny valentish does have a cherry bomb playlist, but it is different to the dolls playlist in the back of the book playlist just so i can list to all those songs. Jenny valentish is the author of cherry bomb, an adultsonly teenage psychodrama set in the music industry. Cherry bomb is a brilliant debut novel that will grab you tight and never let you go.
Valentish is fully qualified to be writing about the australian music industry, fame and all its flaws. Cherry bomb by jenny valentish if jenny valentishs debut novel, cherry bomb were a song it would be a dance floor banger. The books title comes from the 1976 debut single of us girl band the runaways but, as valentish says, ninas also a bit of a bomb waiting to go off. Told through the eyes of a young singer whos seen it all, this. Cherry bomb by jenny valentish 9781760110819 booktopia. May 22, 2016 cherry ripe jenny valentish knows her music. She is the former editor of time out melbourne and triple js jmag, and writes profiles for the sydney morning herald and.
Trussed up in a corset, and snarling about being your chchchcherry bomb over fierce riffs. Oct 19, 2015 cherry bomb by jenny valentish, 9781760110819, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She first began to selfpublish at the age of 16 through her zine slapper, and woman of substances is her researchmemoir hybrid. About the author jenny valentish grew up in an unlovely satellite town of london, where she learned the art of escapism through music. At once a bildungsroman and a searing examination of the fallout of middleclass living, valentishs cherry bomb is a pageturner delving into the familiar trope of sex, drugs and rock and roll albeit with a distinct australian twist and a mercurial female narrator in the form of nina dall debut novelist jenny valentish chronicles the. Jenny valentish is the author of woman of substances, which was published by black inc in australia june 2016, where it was nominated for a prestigious walkley book award, and is to be adapted for a uk audience and published by head of zeus imprint anima in june 2018.
The cherry bombs are available for events, promotions, tvfilmprint, backup dancing the possibilities are almost endless. Nina dall is one half of sydney poppunk band the dolls. She has had two books published prior to woman of substances. Book depository or visit your local indie bookstore nina and rose dall have always dreamed of being rock stars. The next day i came to, naked, the front door open, a bad feeling, she writes. Its a pleasure to welcome jenny valentish to my blog. Influenced by her aunty alannah dall, a pop sensation in the 1980s, nina along with her cousin started a punk band known as the bainmaries. She now freelances for various publications including the saturday paper, marie claire and rolling stone, and is a regular speake. Cherry bomb is the debut novel of rock journalist jenny valentish, told about sydney poppunk band the dolls. Seen through the eyes of twentyone year old nina dall, the novel tells the story of the rise to fame and inevitable fall of the dolls. Like fictional band the dolls, valentish has been in a couple of bands with two women in the lineup, but unlike the dolls, blows were never exchanged.
Read cherry bomb by jenny valentish available from rakuten kobo. We take pride in making sure everyone has an unforgettable experience, and in the professionalism of our talent ensuring each event is a hit. Cherry bomb is a fictitious look at the real life insecurities most pop stars face during their career. Cherry bomb was published by allen and unwin in 2014 and is available for kindle or by post. Jul 28, 2017 after waiting a few years to get some distance on her decision, valentish whose last book was a novel, 2014s cherry bomb again broached the subject with the idea of writing about drugs and alcohol in the form of a researchmemoir hybrid. None of those musicians wound up in this book, obviously. This song was the opening track on the runaways self tilted debut album. She got blind drunk in anticipation of a book deal and missed the meeting. The novel follows the meteoric, and turbulent, rise to fame of nina and her cousin rose, from the ages of. Trussed up in a corset, and snarling about being your chchch cherry bomb over fierce riffs. Aug 05, 2014 at once a bildungsroman and a searing examination of the fallout of middleclass living, valentishs cherry bomb is a pageturner delving into the familiar trope of sex, drugs and rock and roll albeit with a distinct australian twist and a mercurial female narrator in the form of nina dall debut novelist jenny valentish chronicles the. Jenny valentish is a journalist well known for her stints in publications such as dazed and confused, tank girl, and jmag. We have embraced classic french perfumery for this fragrance, blending an array of natural iris, violet and vanilla notes with our sultry and complex oud accord.
Seen through the eyes of twentyone year old nina dall, the novel tells the story of the rise to fame and inevitable fall of the dolls, a band that nina formed as a. I was lucky enough to see an early draft of cherry bomb and it was clear this book was going to be something special. Hey, stop creeping around and go listen to a judas priest record backwards. Jenny valentish is an author, freelance journalist and editor in 2014, she published her first novel, cherry bomb, a teenage psychodrama set in the music industry. After waiting a few years to get some distance on her decision, valentish whose last book was a novel, 2014s cherry bomb again broached the subject with the idea of writing about drugs and alcohol in the form of a researchmemoir hybrid. Shes currently working on a book of immersive journalism about addiction to be published in 2017. Theres talk about who each character in cherry bomb is based on, how female artists had to be tougher in past decades, and writing unsentimental sex scenes on the train.
She created teen band the dolls to escape suburban hell. In june 2017, black inc published jennys walkleynominated researchmemoir hybrid, woman of substances, which investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol. To me, its the gold standard of what ja konrath is all about humor, horror, lightningfast wit, and a story that absolutely blasts along. Prior to woman of substances, valentish has edited triple js magazine, jmag, and launched the melbourne edition of time out, editing it for four years. Its a work of fiction, but reveals more about the business than most music memoirs. House of cherry bomb is thrilled to introduce iris oud, the new grande dame of the hocb atelier line. Her debut novel, cherry bomb, is dense with detail in a good way. Jenny valentish nina dall is one half of sydney poppunk band the dolls. Cherry bomb by jenny valentish if jenny valentish s debut novel, cherry bomb were a song it would be a dance floor banger. This book jennys first fiction title totally rocks. The home page, website and blog of journalist jenny valentish. Woman of substances jenny valentish pelican magazine.