Dawn O’Porter: ‘My greatest fear? Clothes moths – and the imminent threat of world war three‘

The author and presenter on her heroic auntie, being addicted to chips, and the scary gift she’ll leave her kids Born in Scotland, Dawn O’Porter, 47, studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. She began her career in TV production and during the 00s presented documentaries including Super Slim Me and My Breasts Could Kill Me. In 2014, her debut YA novel, Paper Aeroplanes, was shortlisted for the Waterstones children’s book prize. Her first novel for adults, The Cows, was publishe...

By Rosanna Greenstreet