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"Novel writing is about you sitting a desk until that draft is done, so it’s a solitary, immersed process. And then you rewrite it. And again..."
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Alex Wheatle talks writing Jamaican dialect and teenager’s perspective in…
"One of the things a conquered people lose first is their language, so keeping a hint of that language in the…
WIN a set of Heartstopper books by Alice Oseman
Win a set of Heartstopper books, the graphic novel behind the beloved Netflix adaptation.
2022 has already gifted our bookshelves with countless new YA reads to fall in love with and despite the year having reached its halfway point, the fabulous new releases just keep coming. With stories of belonging, first love, wishes, alliances and more, these upcoming June titles are only further…
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Naomi Gibson talks AI programming in her debut YA novel, Every Line of You
Every Line of You is a thriller about a girl who uses AI to cope with her grief, except the project becomes bigger…
Finn Longman talks compassion, hope and dealing with pain in their debut YA novel,…
"Compassion, because Isabel is human and deserves second chances and deserves safety, and hope, because there is…
"Short stories, like radio, need to be succinct and every word must be essential."
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Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam talk hope and poetry in their novel in verse, Punching…
"Hope is knowing that there is always another day, another minute, another second to make things right."
“I like books which grab you on page one and don’t let you go – and that…
The Queen of YA fiction is back.
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Following modern day gay teen, Luis Gonzalez, after he finds himself having travelled back in time to his parents' era to save a closeted classmates life, David Valdes' debut YA novel, Spin Me Right Round, is a witty and imaginative story readers will quickly…
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Win 1 of 5 signed copies by Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam
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If you're in the market for a laugh out loud, rom-com with a charismatic main…
Everything You Need to Know about Ghosted by Emily Barr
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We are back again with another Penguin Platform book club read-along.…
To all K-Pop, K-Drama and childhood-friends-to-lovers fans out there, consider this your warning that author, Kat Cho, is about to become your new best friend thanks to her swoon-worthy new YA contemporary novel, Once Upon a K-Prom.
Asking the question, 'What would you do if the world's biggest…
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Sara Barnard talks travelling solo and welcoming the unknown in her YA novel,…
"Be realistic about what travelling solo means – are you prepared to feel lonely sometimes?"
Simon James Green talks school drama, elections campaign for the LGBTQ+ club and…
Gay Club! is a hilarious story about LGBTQ+ students fighting to win Presidency at the club's election.