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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.…
Manjeet Mann on the refugee crisis and her new YA novel in verse, The Crossing
Exploring the refugee crisis through the eyes of two teenagers, The Crossing by Manjeet Mann is a lyrical, powerful…
Jonny Garza Villa on their stunning debut novel, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the…
Exploring coming out, social media, facing your future, first love, friendships and toxic family dynamics, Fifteen…
A bold and powerful story of taking a stand and fighting for what you believe in, Off the Record, is a poignant and empowering new YA novel by Camryn Garrett, that's truly impossible to put down.
We're so excited to have had the opportunity to chat with Camryn all about what inspired her…
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Ciara Smyth on rivals to lovers, coming out and her new YA novel, Not My Problem
If an f/f rivals-to-lovers romance sparked by a push down the stairs sounds like a story you need in your life,…
Jennifer Dugan on exploring the out/not relationship dynamic in LGBTQIA+ YA
This post was written by Jennifer Dugan, author of Some Girls Do.
When I think about popular queer love stories, I…