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Cosy, romantic and perfectly magical, Sangu Mandanna's debut rom-com, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, is a must read for anyone in need of a comforting, witchy story starring a delightful cast of characters and a heartwarming romance. To celebrate the release of this gorgeous read, we…
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Win 1 of 3 signed copies of With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte
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Set in the crumbling, mafia ruled Italian city of Castello, With Fire in Their…
Katya Balen on being “good enough” to understand The Light in Everything
"I think that being 'good enough' is perhaps the most important factor in human relationships – everything being…
So the tip is: calm down, relax, you don’t need to hoard all the food at once out of fear of missing out – more always comes round.
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Liselle Sambury on the conclusion to her incredible YA duology, Blood Like Fate
If you're looking for a wholly original and superbly written futuristic witchy read that's the dictionary…
Quiz: Your fairytale opinions will determine with fairytale world needs you to…
This post is sponsored by Scholastic.
Expertly subverting the classic Rapunzel fairytale we all know and love,…
Following James, the first Black king of England, after his boyfriend goes missing and royal secrets only he knew about the royal family begin to leak to the public, Benjamin Dean's YA debut, The King is Dead, is a thrilling royal read rife with secrets and scandals and we had the pleasure of…
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Natasha Bowen chats bringing West African mythology to new audiences in Skin of…
We had the honour of chatting with Natasha Bowen on her West African mythology-inspired story Skin of the Sea.
Femi Fadugba talks how the past, present and future coexist in The Upper World
"Some think the grandfather paradox forbids it (i.e. you could go back in time and kill your grandad, he wouldn't…
"By making their blood invisible I was highlighting their oppression, their forced silence. But silence is never empty…it holds secrets."
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Summer YA reads for Lizzo fans – by Grace K. Shim, author of The Noh Family
This post was written by Grace K. Shim, author of The Noh Family.
I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that…
Adiba Jaigirdar chats how POCs are often generalized in Hani and Ishu’s Guide to…
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is as heartwarming as it is fun:
Everyone likes Hani Khan - she's easy…
This post was written by Jesmeen Kaur Deo, author of TJ Powar Has Something to Prove.
Have you ever heard that traditional wisdom that goes: ‘Raising girls is hard’? Even if I had a week I couldn’t unpack all the problematic implications in that statement, but it does go to show that growing up as…
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Megan Whalen Turner rates all the covers of her timeless novel, The Thief
'othing warms my heart like seeing someone online say something like, “I’ve read this book five times a year for…
Behind the Marketing Campaign of Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and…
We chat with Katrina Northern at Vintage Books about the market campaign behind Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and…