Kate Nash reveals plans for children's book :: Music News :: Articles

British songbird Kate Nash is working on a collection of short stories for children that she plans to release at a later date, NME reports.

Nash is the latest in a line of entertainers to journey into the world of children’s literature, following in the footsteps of Bob Dylan, Madonna, Sting and Joni Mitchell. While her predecessors have been alternately cheered and jeered for their literary efforts, Nash said she was not concerned about what the critics might say. “There’s a lot of things I want to achieve creatively,” she told NME. “I just like chucking things out and thinking ‘Whatever.’ I’m not scared of falling flat on my face.”

One of her stories tells the tale of a 12-year-old boy named George who comes across a seven-foot-tall cross dresser named Roy. Nash said the story is about imagination and following your dreams, and was influenced by the work of renowned children’s author Roald Dahl.

Fans breathlessly awaiting Nash’s book can catch her touring down under in support of her debut album Made of Bricks. Nash will be playing six shows in Australia and New Zealand later this month as a part of the Big Day Out traveling music festival, and has scheduled a few performances of her own in Sydney and Melbourne.

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