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This post was written by Sheeryl Lim, author of Brown Boy Nowhere
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that The Babysitters Club (BSC) shaped me in more ways than one. The beloved book series didn’t just spark my intense love for reading, it also inspired my goal of being a writer. An ambition that…
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Tanya Byrne on grief, Brighton and her stunning new YA novel, Afterlove
Exploring life, death and love in all its forms, Tanya Byrne's newest novel, Afterlove, is one of the most unique…
Yasmin Rahman on what she learnt writing her second novel, This is My Truth
This post was written by Yasmin Rahman, author of This is My Truth
My debut novel, All The Things We Never Said,…
If you're in the market for a laugh out loud, sex positive, pretty darn adorable queer rom-com, Jason June's YA debut, Jay's Gay Agenda is the book for you and we're so excited to have been able to chat to Jason June all about it.
Hi Jason June, it’s so lovely to have you on the site to…
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Rebecca Henry on the inspiration behind her debut YA novel, The Sound of…
This post was written by Rebecca Henry, author of The Sound of Everything
When people ask where the inspiration…
5 reasons you need to read Ava Eldred’s The Boyband Murder Mystery
We become who we are because of the things we love.
This post was written by Bryce Moore, author of The Perfect Place to Die
Whenever I finish watching a movie that’s “based on a true story,” or reading a book that’s “inspired by real events,” I typically head straight to the internet to find out what really happened. How much of what I saw or read…
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A letter from Jenny Oliver about school and her new YA novel, Forever Summer
This post was written by Jenny Oliver, author of Forever Summer.
When I was at school, a modelling agency turned…
Julia Tuffs’s top five witches in YA
Witches, witches, witches – good ones, bad ones, pulled both ways ones, healing ones, avenging ones, accidental…
This post was written by Chandra Prasad, author of Mercury Boys
In my upcoming young adult novel Mercury Boys (Soho Teen, Aug. 3), an intrepid group of high school girls discovers a way to visit people in the old photographs known as daguerreotypes. While the book mostly takes place in the present,…
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20 July 2021 YA book releases to read this summer
From music festivals and cursed princesses to k-pop stars and blood thirsty princes, their's truly a story for…
Ava Eldred on the importance of fandoms, bringing back 1D and The Boyband Murder…
"I’ve stumbled upon a corner of the Harry Styles fandom full of brilliant women who also happen to be writers"
The Secret Garden meets Little Shop of Horrors in Kalynn Bayron's twisty and wonderfully magical new YA contemporary fantasy, This Poison Heart.
"When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer.…
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Eat or Be Eaten: Are fat people Hollywood’s worst nightmare? by Kelly deVos
This post was written by Kelly deVos, author of Eat Your Heart Out
Being thin and conventionally attractive has…
Ryan La Sala on LGBTQIA+ representation in YA, cosplay and Be Dazzled
Upon its January 2021 release, Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala quickly became one of our favourite reads of the year.…