Toni Lee Jordan | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58)
Sydney, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Writer |
Toni Jordan (born 1966 in Sydney, Australia) [1] is a Melbourne-based novelist best known for her debut novel Addition, an international bestseller long listed for the Miles Franklin Award. [2] [3] [4] In 2017 her fourth book, Our Tiny Useless Hearts, was shortlisted for the Voss Literary Prize. [5] Her novel Nine Days was named the Indie Book of the Year by the Australian Booksellers in 2013. [6] Her most recent novel Prettier if she Smiled More was called 'sharp-eyed, engaging, endearing and very funny'. [7]
In 2022, she released Dinner with Schnables, [8] and in 2023 Prettier if she Smiled More. [9]
She currently teaches at the Faber Academy. [10]