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Unraveling the Dark Allure of The Midnight Shift with Cheon Seon-ran
Discover Cheon Seon-ran’s The Midnight Shift (translated by Gene Png): a genre-bending novel of vampires, mystery, and queer love.
Joanne Yi on the silent language of grief
All the Tomorrows After author Joanne Yi reflects on generational grief, unspoken love, and the silent strength of her Korean family.
Anna Fiteni on the Welsh fae origins behind The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire
Anna Fiteni chats Welsh mythology, mining history, and what’s next for the series that began with The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire.
Tia Fisher on Not Going to Plan being personal
"The female protagonist is ninety percent my own tempestuous teenage self: a curdled mix of arrogance and self-loathing, weaving an unsteady path through her adolescence, desperate to be wanted"
Sasha Peyton Smith chats The Rose Bargain bringing her joy
Sasha Peyton Smith on how much fun she had in writing The Rose Bargain, including imagining the Queen as a faerie.
Girls of Dark Divine: How Gothic Ballet and Sisterhood Shape E.V. Woods’ Haunting Debut
Discover the cursed Marionettes, the power of sisterhood and the dark, mesmerising world of E.V. Woods’ gothic YA fantasy.
Benjamin Dean on Bury Your Friends
Benjamin Dean chats his search history while writing YA thriller Bury Your Friends, and imaging his characters' friendship after the book.
Melissa Poett on her Tristan and Isolde retelling, The Enemy’s Daughter
We love a reimagined myth retelling because it always gives us a chance to revisit stories we know a bit about, or even introduces us to new ones. With The Enemy's Daughter, Melissa Poett tackles the legend of Tristan and Isolde in a…
Becki Jayne Crossley on her emotional YA novel, Tart
Libby's life is turned upside down when a video of her 'cheating' on her boyfriend, Dan, goes viral the night he has a serious bike accident. Now the whole school has turned on her and her only friend is Neha, the new girl everyone else…
Hannah Nicole Maehrer chats keeping the magic alive, well, and spoiler free
Hannah Nicole Maehrer is here to chat how her TikTok videos could help with her writer's block when writing Accomplice to the Villain.
I.V. Marie on the afterlife academy in Immortal Consequences
I.V. Marie on processing her own grief while writing Immortal Consequences, and rooting for all her characters.
Marie O’ Hare Knows Where You Buried Your Husband
Marie O'Hare chats how she managed to get the believability spot on in I Know Where You Buried Your Husband.
Sarah Beth Durst chats books and flowers perfect for The Enchanted Greenhouse
Sarah Beth Durst chats her flower and book pairings, such as orange blossoms for The Enchanted Greenhouse.
Tanya Byrne on Queer Joy and Climate Justice in Rebel Hearts
Author Tanya Byrne shares the story behind her new YA novel Rebel Hearts — a fierce, funny, and timely tale of queer love, climate activism, and Brighton spirit.
Felicity Epps on A Grave Inheritance: Victorian Hysteria, Anxiety, and Gothic Power
Felicity Epps on A Grave Inheritance: Victorian Hysteria, Anxiety, and Gothic Power