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Gurnaik Johal

Gurnaik Johal: ‘I had no idea Zadie Smith was such a big deal!’

Gurnaik Johal.
‘I bought NW by Zadie Smith because its cover design was so striking’ … Gurnaik Johal. Photograph: Robin Christian

My earliest reading memory
I used to regularly reread my bright green copy of the Guinness Book of Records. I can still clearly picture the woman with the longest fingernails in the world.

My favourite book growing up
I loved the world-building in Michelle Paver’s Wolf Brother series. Its stone age setting was different to anything I knew, but so easy to imagine being a part of.

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