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Babel is the newest dark academia fantasy written by Kuang, who penned the award winning trilogy Poppy War.
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Win 1 of 5 copies of Rapunzella, Or, Don’t Touch My Hair by Ella McLeod
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Expertly weaving together inner-city life and fairytale kingdoms, and…
Sue Divin chats the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the Truth be Told
"Perhaps it’s about allowing the complexity and the messiness of humanity to be real, even though I’m writing…
Becky Jerams and Ellie Wyatt are songwriters who have written for films, shows, adverts and more.
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Charlene Thomas’ top YA debuts where black and brown girls stand up to the…
My debut YA novel Seton Girls comes out August 30 and I am incredibly excited for people to get the chance to read…
Sangu Mandanna on her bewitching new rom-com, The Very Secret Society of Irregular…
Cosy, romantic and perfectly magical, Sangu Mandanna's debut rom-com, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches,…
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Set in the crumbling, mafia ruled Italian city of Castello, With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte is a truly impossible gothic romance with a supernatural twist. With secrets, love, powers and war, With Fire in Their Blood is a series starter you won't soon…
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Katya Balen on being “good enough” to understand The Light in Everything
"I think that being 'good enough' is perhaps the most important factor in human relationships – everything being…
Simon James Green on juggling canapes, saying yes, and You’re The One That I Want
So the tip is: calm down, relax, you don’t need to hoard all the food at once out of fear of missing out – more…
If you're looking for a wholly original and superbly written futuristic witchy read that's the dictionary definition of 'impossible to put down', Liselle Sambury has you covered with her Blood Like duology. With the much anticipated release of the duology's conclusion, Blood Like Fate, Liselle has…
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Your fairytale opinions will determine which fairytale world needs you to save it
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Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love,…
Benjamin Dean on his royal YA debut, The King is Dead
Following James, the first Black king of England, after his boyfriend goes missing and royal secrets only he knew…
We had the honour of chatting with Natasha Bowen on her West African mythology-inspired story Skin of the Sea.
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Femi Fadugba talks how the past, present and future coexist in The Upper World
"Some think the grandfather paradox forbids it (i.e. you could go back in time and kill your grandad, he wouldn't…
Saara El-Arifi chats worldbuilding behind The Final Strife
"By making their blood invisible I was highlighting their oppression, their forced silence. But silence is never…