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Manon Steffan Ros on adapting The Blue Book of Nebo from Welsh to English
Today we have the honour of chatting with Manon Steffan Ros about her shortlisted novel, The Blue Book of Nebo.
Tom Benn chats getting working-class female voices right in Oxblood
Following the Dodds family that once ruled over Manchester, Oxblood gives readers a glimpse into the lives of three generations of women.
Senta Rich chats how her interest in psychology helped shape Hotel 21
We had the honour of chatting with Senta Rich on her incredibly funny and heartwarming book, Hotel 21
Claire McGlasson chats the Mass Observation archive The Misadventures of Margaret Finch
The Misadventures of Margaret Finch sends readers to Blackpool in 1938, where Margaret Finch – a rather demure young woman – has just begun work as a research assistant for the Mass Observation project.
Marie Lu chats simple gadgets for her secret agents in Stars and Smoke
We had the honour of chatting with Marie Lu about all the fun she had researching for Stars and Smoke.
Melissa Welliver chats finding humour in her dystopian novel My Love Life and the Apocalypse
My Love Life and the Apocalypse is a YA sci-fi with slowburn romance and vintage 90s-00s culture references.
Roland Chambers tells us 5 facts about Charles Darwin and The Rage of the Sea Witch
This guest post is written by Roland Chambers, author of The Adventures of Billy Shaman: The Rage of the Sea Witch.
A Q&A with I Must Betray You Author, Ruta Sepetys
This post is sponsored by Hachette Children’s.
Enlightening, harrowing and intensely page-turning, Ruta Sepetys' newest YA novel, I Must Betray You, which follows seventeen-year-old Cristian during Romania's communist regime and its…
Alexandra Bracken on the folklores that inspire Silver in the Bone
"Isn’t it amazing how certain stories just creep into your cultural awareness and take root?"
Alyson Derrick on her stunning debut solo novel, Forget Me Not
Heart shattering, honest and ultimately hopeful, Alyson Derrick's new YA novel, Forget Me Not, is a stunning story of the true strength of love and finding your way back to someone you thought lost. Forget Me Not belongs to that special…
Maureen Johnson chats the challenges of writing a manor house murder for Nine Liars
Following Stevie Bell and her friends' journey abroad in England, Nine Liars brings readers back to a double-murder cold case set in 1995.
Tia Fisher chats consulting the Children’s Society on Crossing the Line
We had the honour of chatting with Tia Fisher on her novel-in-verse, Crossing the Line.
Daisy Hildyard convinces you to read Emergency
"Let’s say my book offers 75% extra stories free."
Susan Dennard chats Twitter poll behind the Luminaries
Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself.
Abi Elphinstone chats Peter Pan retelling Saving Neverland
We chatted with Abi Elphinstone about her Peter Pan retelling, Saving Neverland.