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Joanna Ho chats showing love as an Asian mom and being “Asian enough” in her…
The Silence That Binds Us is an incredibly touching tale about first-generation families, racism, grief and anger.
Nicole Arend chats building her unique vampire hierarchy in VAMPS: Fresh Blood
VAMPS: Fresh Blood has everything you want from a vampire novel
"However these moments, whether they're reflective, elegiac, romantic, epic, or a father-son interlude, are all incredibly important to me."
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Read an exclusive extract from Strike the Zither by Joan He
Joan He is back and this year she's blessing our shelves with Strike the Zither, the first book in what's set to be…
Tanvi Berwah’s top five books featuring fantasy companions
This post was written by Tanvi Berwah, author of Monsters Born and Made.
Fantasy creatures have been around for as…
One of the best pieces of children’s fiction to hit shelves in many many years, B.B. Alston's hit debut, Amari and the Night Brothers, took the world by storm with its 2021 release and we've been more than a little bit obsessed with it ever since. With its equally heartfelt, action-packed and…
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13 must read YA book releases for September 2022
Teen gods, K-Drama stars, aspiring writers, deadly assassins, witches in training... these September 2022 YA…
WIN a copy of BABEL + a set of POPPY WAR by R.F. Kuang
Babel is the newest dark academia fantasy written by Kuang, who penned the award winning trilogy Poppy War.
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Expertly weaving together inner-city life and fairytale kingdoms, and written in both prose and poetry, Ella McLeod's genre-bending debut, Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair, is a unique and powerful new addition to the much loved world of fairytale…
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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 chat writing songs for their YA title, The Songs…
Becky Jerams and Ellie Wyatt are songwriters who have written for films, shows, adverts and more.
My debut YA novel Seton Girls comes out August 30 and I am incredibly excited for people to get the chance to read it. It’s a twisty, dual-timeline narrative that tells the story of a 12-year undefeated football team at an elite prep school, and the group of girls who discover the dark secret that’s…
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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,…
Win 1 of 3 signed copies of With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte
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Set in the crumbling, mafia ruled Italian city of Castello, With Fire in Their…