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"Crying has always been part of my process, I made peace with that long ago."

From haunted houses and slasher movies to vengeful monsters and serial killers, these 15 2023 YA horror releases are must reads if you're looking for creepy reads that cover everything from eerie atmospheres to 'hide under the covers and…

This post is sponsored by Harper360. Exploring privilege, familial expectations, the treatment of women in the workplace, all set to the back drop of a sweltering New York summer, Susan Lee's newest YA novel, The Name Drop, is an adorable,…

This post was written by Rebecca Barrow, author of And Don't Look Back. There’s something about being a teenager that feels hallowed. Maybe it’s the way other people talk about it. People in their twenties, thirties, forties, waxing…

Set in the world of her New York Times bestselling Serpent & Dove series, Shelby Mahurin's newest YA fantasy novel, The Scarlet Veil, is a deliciously dark vampire romance that has all the elements of a perfect autumn read. To celebrate…

Since hitting the New York Times bestsellers list with her 2020 debut novel, These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong has stolen the hearts of readers around the globe with her mesmerising and heart stopping Secret Shanghai series. With its…

Gothic fae lore meets dark academia in A Study in Drowning, a spellbinding new enemies-to-lovers fantasy inspired by Welsh mythology, by Sunday Time bestselling author, Ava Reid. To celebrate the release of this truly tantalising new read,…

Romantic, gothic and unerringly atmospheric, Adalyn Grace's 2022 YA fantasy novel, Belladonna, was the paranormal romance murder mystery we didn't know we needed in our life an it's safe to say the wait for its sequel, Foxglove, has been a…

Deeply atmospheric, chilling, and thought provoking, Liselle Sambury's debut YA horror novel, Delicious Monsters, is a ghost story, investigative thriller and family saga all mixed together to create a deliciously evocative and gripping…

This post was written by Lauren Muñoz, author of Suddenly a Murder. Every generation delights in a criminal puzzle, and Gen Z is no exception. Puzzle culture exploded about a hundred years ago, and with it came the Golden Age of…

It's probably not an exaggeration to say we're all pretty much in our Greek mythology retelling era right now and thanks to Girl, Goddess, Queen, Bea Fitzgerald's brilliantly run new YA fantasy rom-com reimagining of the myth of Hades and…

This post was written by Ciera Burch, author of Finch House. On Writing a Horror Novel as a Scaredy-Cat by Ciera Burch. Let me start off by saying that I've always loved scary books. As a kid, feeling my heart beat too quickly in my chest…

This post was written by Jamison Shea, author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me. MONSTERS FEEL LIKE HOME by Jamison Shea Surrounded by violent trickster fae, Jude Duarte in The Cruel Prince by Holly Black decides that if…

Bridgerton meets Emma with a time travelling twist in Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh, the new sapphic romance from New York Times bestselling author, Rachael Lippincott. Starring two wonderfully endearing heroines, buckets of yearning,…