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This post was written by Yasmin Rahman, author of This is My Truth
My debut novel, All The Things We Never Said, published in 2019. My follow up, This is My Truth, published just last week, over two years later. At first, I was terrified by the long gap between books, worried that I would have to…
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Jason June on the personal inspiration behind his YA debut, Jay’s Gay Agenda
If you're in the market for a laugh out loud, sex positive, pretty darn adorable queer rom-com, Jason June's YA…
Rebecca Henry on the inspiration behind her debut YA novel, The Sound of…
This post was written by Rebecca Henry, author of The Sound of Everything
When people ask where the inspiration…
Bryce Moore on writing real world events into fiction
This post was written by Bryce Moore, author of The Perfect Place to Die
Whenever I finish watching a movie that’s…
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…
Witches, witches, witches – good ones, bad ones, pulled both ways ones, healing ones, avenging ones, accidental ones – I love them all! I love the legacy, the ancestry, the spine-chilling real history, the different ways powers manifest, whether they’re wanted or not and dark and the light at war…
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Books Remind Us We Are All Time Travelers by Chandra Prasad, author of Mercury…
This post was written by Chandra Prasad, author of Mercury Boys
In my upcoming young adult novel Mercury Boys…
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…
"I’ve stumbled upon a corner of the Harry Styles fandom full of brilliant women who also happen to be writers"
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Kalynn Bayron on killer plants, homophobia in YA and her magical new book, This…
The Secret Garden meets Little Shop of Horrors in Kalynn Bayron's twisty and wonderfully magical new YA…
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…
Upon its January 2021 release, Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala quickly became one of our favourite reads of the year. Fast forward to June 2021 and it's still sitting there amongst our favourites. Unabashedly queer, nerdy and honest, Be Dazzled is a breath of fresh air and we're so excited to have had…
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Read the first chapter of Maren Stoffels’ addictive YA thriller Room Service
Feast your eyes on this addictive YA horror by Maren Stoffels.
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…