Shappi’s novel, ‘Nina Is Not OK’ is now out in paperback, you can get hold of a copy here. “Shappi Khorsandi is both funny and shocking, yet above all writes with warmth, giving Nina an intelligent voice. This girl could be you, or your daughter, or your friend, and I defy anyone not to love […]

Shappi’s new show debuts at the Edinburgh Fringe in August. She is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of her arrival in Britain. She’s reclaiming patriotism, sending a love letter to her adopted land. Please don’t come if you’re a skinhead (though naturally bald folk are welcome). ‘She has plenty to say, and says it with pointedness […]

Nina does not have a drinking problem. She likes a drink, sure. But what seventeen-year-old doesn’t? Nina’s mum isn’t so sure. But she’s busy with her new husband and five year old Katie. And Nina’s almost an adult after all. And if Nina sometimes wakes up with little memory of what happened the night before […]

Ebury Fiction Publishing Director Gillian Green has bought World All Language rights to comedian Shappi Khorsandi’s debut novel from Off The Kerb Productions. Nina is Not OK, a dark, funny coming of age novel about a young teenage girl’s struggle to overcome addiction, will be published in July 2016. Shappi Khorsandi said: ‘This opportunity to […]