Browsing Category
Books
June C.L. Tan on what inspired her debut YA fantasy, Jade Fire Gold
This post was written by June C.L. Tan, author of Jade Fire Gold.
One of the most common questions I have been…
Eric Smith on his snowy new YA rom-com, You Can Go Your Own Way
It's time to succumb to the chilly winter evenings, grab a hot chocolate and fall in love with You Can Go Your Own…
Filled with flowers, romance and cosy small town hijinks, Farah Heron's YA debut, Tahira in Bloom, is one of the loveliest YA rom-com reads of 2021 and ideal for anyone looking to add a touch of summer and colour into their winter reading. To celebrate its release, we couldn't have been more excited…
Read More...
Exciting YA book releases for November 2021
From flower arranging and blizzards to mermaids and epic series finales, these sensational upcoming YA releases are…
5 reasons you need to read White Smoke this Halloween
Tiffany D. Jackson is about to creep you out!
Having previously stolen our hearts with her YA contemporary novels, the moment Robyn Scheider announced her new YA fantasy, The Other Merlin, we knew it was going to be a winner. The Other Merlin is the queer, feminist rom-com Arthurian retelling you didn't know you needed but definitely do and…
Read More...
Laura Pohl Shares her top five twisty fairy tale retellings
Fairy tales have always been pretty recognizable. Whether the heroine on its pages is a fragile young girl cursed…
Magic and Meaning: Conjuring the World of Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell
This post was written by Sebastien de Castell, author of Fall of the Argosi and is sponsored by Hot Key Books.…
Stephanie Garber's long awaited new YA fantasy novel, Once Upon a Broken Heart, has officially arrived and to celebrate this fantastical start to what we're sure will become a new favourite series, we're giving away an exclusive hidden cover edition to one lucky reader!
"For as long as she…
Read More...
Deirdre Sullivan discusses her hauntingly beautiful new read Precious Catastrophe
And there's a mention of a sexy dinosaur outfit too...
Aden Polydoros on his new queer YA historical fantasy, The City Beautiful
Set in 1893 Chicago, following a young Jewish teen thrown into a hunt for a serial killer, The City Beautiful by…
It's safe to say the years since the release of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe have been spent desperately pining for more Ari and Dante but thankfully, the wait is finally over.
That's right, the time has come. The long awaited sequel, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the…
Read More...
Xiran Jay Zhao on polyamory in YA, disappointing anime and their debut novel, Iron…
Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao's debut YA polyamorous reimagining of China's…
Sara Walters shares her favourite dark and creepy books, movies and TV shows
As you’ll likely find out if you read my new novel The Violent Season, I’m a tad obsessed with anything that…