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Kate Oldfield
"One of the greatest privileges of my life has been to write books for young people that help them to feel seen."
Alexandra Rowland on their hilarious new fantasy novel, Running Close to the Wind
"Comedy is so, so important, and we just don’t talk about that often enough"
Taleen Voskuni on the evolution of the Armenian rom-com
"Many Armenians reached out to me and told me how seen the book had made them feel"
Sophie Kim on her enthralling new fantasy novel, The God and the Gumiho
"There’s just something about a crotchety fallen god, who hates everything but coffee, that speaks to my soul."
Caroline Palmer on music, coming out and their new middle grade graphic novel, Camp Prodigy
"If I’d never planned to create a slice of life story, a coming out story would be even further from my comfort zone."
Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet, the playlist by Molly Morris
"In all my writing, music plays a really important role"
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Desmond Hall on his evocative new YA thriller, Better Must Come
"The country of my youth is a time well lost."
Rachel Lynn Solomon on her new YA rom-com, Past Present Future
"I view romance novels as a safe space to explore darker and more difficult topics with the comfort of a guaranteed HEA."
Must read romance novels featuring mental health representation
Mental health representation in romance shows its readers that their diagnoses makes them no less worthy of love in all its forms and that is an incredibly comforting and powerful message.
Morgan Matson on her new YA rom-com, The Ballad of Darcy & Russell
"I didn’t meet the love of my life – but I always held onto it as an idea!"
Jessica Parra on her new YA novel, The Quince Project
"I wanted to remind myself of the power we all have to rewrite our happy endings."
Simone Soltani shares her Cross the Line playlist
This post was written by Simone Solani, author of Cross the Line.
Music plays a massive role in my writing process. Most days, I can’t sit down and start working on a project until I’ve listened to a few songs that put me in the right…
Eva Des Lauriers on friends to lovers and her debut YA novel, I Wish You Would
"no matter what you’re struggling through, everyone deserves a love story that feels like a Taylor Swift song."