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Set against the gothic backdrop of Castello, an isolated walled Italian city mysteriously split in two, With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte is one of 2022's most original and exciting releases. Filled with secrets, magic, romance and twists and turns that'll…
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Sabaa Tahir chats All My Rage bearing witness to people’s pain and rage
All My Rage is an absolutely beautiful story - that took 15 years to complete.
Joanna Ho chats showing love as an Asian mom and being “Asian enough” in her…
The Silence That Binds Us is an incredibly touching tale about first-generation families, racism, grief and anger.
Darren Charlton chats how Wranglestone brings about beauty in thoughts and words
"However these moments, whether they're reflective, elegiac, romantic, epic, or a father-son interlude, are all…
Read an exclusive extract from Strike the Zither by Joan He
Joan He is back and this year she's blessing our shelves with Strike the Zither, the first book in what's set to be…
This post was written by Tanvi Berwah, author of Monsters Born and Made.
Fantasy creatures have been around for as long as humanity could tell tales. Around the fire, chalk figures in caves, ancient Greek dramas, ancient Japanese folktales–all of us, no matter where we come from, have a history of…
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B.B. Alston on inspiration, movie adaptations and his sensational new middle grade…
One of the best pieces of children’s fiction to hit shelves in many many years, B.B. Alston's hit debut, Amari and…
13 must read YA book releases for September 2022
Teen gods, K-Drama stars, aspiring writers, deadly assassins, witches in training... these September 2022 YA…
Babel is the newest dark academia fantasy written by Kuang, who penned the award winning trilogy Poppy War.
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Win 1 of 5 copies of Rapunzella, Or, Don’t Touch My Hair by Ella McLeod
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Expertly weaving together inner-city life and fairytale kingdoms, and…
Sue Divin chats the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the Truth be Told
"Perhaps it’s about allowing the complexity and the messiness of humanity to be real, even though I’m writing…
Becky Jerams and Ellie Wyatt are songwriters who have written for films, shows, adverts and more.
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Charlene Thomas’ top YA debuts where black and brown girls stand up to the…
My debut YA novel Seton Girls comes out August 30 and I am incredibly excited for people to get the chance to read…
Sangu Mandanna on her bewitching new rom-com, The Very Secret Society of Irregular…
Cosy, romantic and perfectly magical, Sangu Mandanna's debut rom-com, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches,…