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Cynthia Murphy chats Signed Sealed Dead being inspired by Scream
Cynthia Murphy chats her favourite scenes from the Scream franchise, and which case inspired her latest, Signed Sealed Dead.
Polly Crosby chats This Tale is Forbidden and fairytale retellings
Polly Crosby chats how her YA novel, This Tale is Forbidden, is inspired by fairy tales and shares with us some of her favourite retellings.
Karen Powell on capturing Emily Brontë’s life in Fifteen Wild Decembers
Shortlisted for the inaugural Nero Book Award, Fifteen Wild Decembers is a wonderfully written book reimagining the life of Emily Brontë.
Danielle Paige on her dark Fairy Godmother origin story, Wish of the Wicked
"I fell in love with fairy tales as a kid like so many children do, and I just never let them go."
Lynn Painter on her newest YA rom-com, Betting On You
"There is no serotonin for me quite like the slow burn of romance, paired with the fun cringe of a romcom."
Margot Harrison on true crime and her new YA thriller, Only She Came Back
"A lot of people, especially women, say their true crime fixation is a coping mechanism, a way to deal with their own fears of becoming a victim of violence."
Tricia Levenseller on writing an assassin who actually kills in Vengeance of the Pirate Queen
Tricia Levenseller's famous for her YA fantasy books and she is here to chat her latest standalone, Vengeance of the Pirate Queen.
Kylie Lee Baker on her dazzlingly dark new YA fantasy novel, The Scarlet Alchemist
"I also really enjoy historical fiction because it lets you imagine history from the perspective of marginalized people, who historically didn’t leave much of a paper trail."
Abiola Bello on writing Only for the Holidays outside of Christmas
Abiola Bello, author of Love in Winter Wonderland, is back to chat about her latest Christmas romance novel, Only for the Holidays.
Robin Stevens on (re)writing history in The Body in the Blitz
Robin Stevens on how she makes history work in The Ministry of Unladylike Activity and The Body in the Blitz.
Kayvion Lewis on Thieves’ Gambit being adapted into a movie
Kayvion Lewis on how she would describe Thieves' Gambit, and how she researched all the tricks in her exciting book.
Asha Ashanti Bromfield on her powerful new YA novel, Songs of Irie
"I decided to be my own hero – and it’s helped me create characters with so much more nuance, heart and real guttural strength."
Jennifer Lane chats The Black Air and 4 ways to harness your inner witch
Samhain – the Witches’ New Year – is the ideal time to start your witchcraft journey.
Lizzie Huxley Jones on addressing food in Make You Mine This Christmas
Lizzie Huxley-Jones chats whether she is similar to Haf in Make You Mine This Christmas and how she managed to write this book in spring.
David Arnold on his new YA romance novel, I Loved You in Another Life
"Crying has always been part of my process, I made peace with that long ago."