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PHOTOS: Summer Salt | Atlanta, GA | 8.14.22
Summer Salt performs live at The Eastern in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 14, 2022.
Books
Quiz: Your fairytale opinions with determine with fairytale world needs you to save it
Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love, Ella McLeod's lyrical debut YA novel written in both verse and prose, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair, is a dream read for lovers of retellings that turn a classic tale on its head in an unique and modern way. Celebrating Black hair and coming into your own power as a young woman, Ella McLeod has created a bold, honest and magical story you won't be able to pull yourself away from.
To celebrate the release of this…
TV + Film
How Stranger Things helped me cope with losing a toxic parent
When Vecna uses the face of Lucas to judge Max for all her negative thoughts she regretted having about Billy, Vecna was talking to me, too.
Lifestyle
Dua Lipa releases At Your Service: The Summer Series podcast
Take a 30-minute break as Dua Lipa guides you through yoga class
Quizzes
Quiz: Your fairytale opinions with determine with fairytale world needs you to save it
Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love, Ella McLeod's lyrical debut YA novel written in both verse and prose, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair, is a dream read for lovers of retellings that turn a classic tale on its head in an unique and modern way. Celebrating Black hair and coming into your own power as a young woman, Ella McLeod has created a bold, honest and magical story you won't be able to pull yourself away from.
To celebrate the release of this…
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Win 1 of 2 copies of the gorgeous City of Bones 15th anniversary edition
City of Bones, the first book leading to the glorious Shadowhunter world created by Cassandra Clare, was published in the UK 15 years ago. To celebrate this milestone, Walker Books, publisher of The Mortal Instruments series in the UK, is releasing a stunning 15th anniversary edition.
Let's take a trip down the memory lane and judge all the gorgeous covers published throughout the years:
Original cover (US 2007)
Most fans of The Mortal Instruments have this original cover in their…
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Aneesa Marufu’s The Balloon Thief is one of this year’s must-read YA fantasies which will see you plunged into a dangerous world of magic and curses.
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Million-selling author Sophie McKenzie back with Truth or Dare, a tense eco-drama that we devoured in a weekend!
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Ayana Gray’s Beasts of Prey is a Pan-African mythological fantasy that you’re going to be hooked on!
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Obsessed with the Netflix adaptation? Now you need to catch up on Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper Volume One.
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Highly inventive, with intricate world building, intriguing characters and an action-packed plot, Rebel Skies is the magical debut YA fantasy from Anne Sei Lin.
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The YA debut from a hugely entertaining and original new voice, Ellie Pillai is Brown is a rollicking romcom about standing out, falling in love and following your heart.
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