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If a page-turning YA thriller exploring the world of social influencers sounds like a book you need in your life asap, you're in luck because Pretty Little Liars author, Sara Shepard, and social media influencer, Lilia Buckingham, have…
Flynn Meaney on her new feminist YA novel, Bad Habits
This post is sponsored by Penguin Random House UK.
To celebrate the release of her fabulously fierce new YA novel, Bad Habits, we caught up with Flynn Meaney to talk all things feminism, sex, religion and exploring taboo topics through a…
30+ must read march 2021 YA book releases
With everything from William Shakespeare and Peter Pan retellings to social media influencers and Quinceañera's to pizza parlours and roller derby, March is coving all the bases with these incredible new 2021 YA releases and we're 100% here…
Jesse Sutanto on her page-turning new YA thriller, The Obsession
"Boy meets Girl. Boy stalks Girl. Girl gets revenge." With a tagline like this, there was no doubt that The Obsession, the gripping YA debut by Jesse Sutanto, was going to be, well... our newest obsession. With some major Netflix's 'You'…
40+ YA books by Black authors releasing in 2021
Black History Month may be coming to a close in the US but that's no excuse to stop reading, recommending, boosting and, let's be honest, freaking loving books by Black authors.
There's never a wrong time to take a look at your 'to-read'…
Ashley Shuttleworth on what writing LGBTQIA+ rep in YA means to them
This guest post was kindly written by Ashley Shuttleworth, author of A Dark and Hollow Star
ME, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
By Ashley Shuttleworth
Books have always meant a great deal to me. They’ve been some of my best friends; a reprieve…
L.L. McKinney on Nubia: The Real One and writing for DC
Following Nubia as she balances with the reality of having superpowers whilst being a young Black teen in America, L.L. McKinney's debut graphic novel, Nubia: The Real One, is a superbly written, painfully relevant and ultimately hopeful…
Dana L. Davis on writing, acting, and mom-ing… in a pandemic
This post was written by Dana L. Davis, author of Roman and Jewel
“Ooooh! He likes you girl!” I said to my friend. My mouth full of braces gleaming under the bright recessed lighting as we stood in a line at McDonalds.
I should probably…
Read an exclusive extract of Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
When Tamsin, a young witch cursed to never love, meets Wren, a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, the two strike a dangerous bargain to save their queendom in Adrienne Tooley's page turning fantasy debut, Sweet & Bitter Magic and we…
Gita Trelease on why she writes YA historical fantasy
This guest post was kindly written by Gita Trelease, author of YA novels Enchantée and Liberté.
At first glance, nothing could be more different than Netflix’s historical Bridgerton series, with its candy-colored costumes, elegant sets,…
Bad ass quotes to help you fight everyday sexism
Motivate yourself to fight everyday sexism with these empowering quotes from Flynn Meaney's new laugh out loud feminist YA novel, Bad Habits.
Reviewing The Hate U Give’s Prequel: Concrete Rose
“International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.
If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick…