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Filled with heart and sunshine, Phil Stamper's newest YA novel, Golden Boys, is an example of the coming-of-age narrative at its finest. Following four friends for the duration of one summer, Golden Boys is a book about love, self discovery and the realities of sitting on the cusp of adulthood,…
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Gina Blaxill talks male allyship in You Can Trust Me
"Being an ally is both simple and difficult, and I think You Can Trust Me acknowledges that, which I hope makes it…
Lily Lindon chats the complicated queer community in Double Booked
"Queer people are still people, it's not a magic wand of unique moral perfection... At the end of the day, queer…
Katya Balen won both the Yoto Carnegie Award and the Shadowers’ Choice Award this year with her beautifully written work, October, October.
To celebrate this year's amazing shortlist titles, we are giving you a chance to win the entire shortlist. Yes, you read this right. All 8 books! Check out…
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Emily Thiede on her debut rom-com YA fantasy, This Vicious Grace
Quick witted and action packed with a bodyguard romance that's equally as supportive and warm as it is angsty and…
Lily Chu on mental health in her wonderful rom-com, The Stand-In
This post was written by Lily Chu, author of The Stand In.
I write rom-coms. Rom-coms are first and foremost…
"he details of daily life are what I love about historical fiction – it’s as close to time travel as we can get."
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Molly Morris talks teenagers coping with grief in her unforgettable novel, This Is…
"eenagers experience profound loss and love and stress and anguish in the same way adults do and a lot of the time…
Kathryn Foxfield on making characters tick in her thriller, Tag, You’re Dead
When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt - a live-streamed, citywide game of Tag in which the…
This post is sponsored by Walker Books.
Finding Jupiter, the stand-out YA debut from Kelis Rowe is a bookshelf must have for anyone looking for a superbly written story of heartbreak, loss, family and finding love when you least expect or want it. Emotional, adorable, funny and uplifting, Finding…
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Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow on their addictive new YA thriller, The Agathas
With explorations of parental neglect and domestic abuse superbly balanced alongside teen angst, high school…
E. Lockhart shares her perfect playlist for her new YA thriller, Family of Liars
Late 1980s fashions are back with a twist — big hair, high-waisted trousers, jean vests, Doc Martens. And though it…
"Novels teach us through empathy – through our heart. I’m hoping that readers will connect with issues around identity and human rights as well as building peace and respect – those concepts can apply much wider than just Northern Ireland."
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Phil Earle talks writing for underdogs in When the Sky Falls
"What I’m interested in people’s ability to do good, regardless of the difficult starts to their lives."
Katya Balen chats playing with language in October, October
"I also find not thinking about what I’m writing often helps new expressions to flow."