Kamilah Cole on how Joan of Arc inspired her debut novel, So Let Them Burn
"Any honors student can tell you that the accolades and the compliments dry up the older you get."
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Naina Kumar shares her most anticipated 2024 debut rom-com books
Check out Naina Kumar's most anticipated 2024 debut rom-coms.
Akshaya Raman on the world building process for The Ivory Key duology.
"Sometimes part of world building is realizing a really cool or fun element might not be working and needs to be removed or modified in some way to serve the story."
Susan Lee shares her must watch K-Dramas for fans of The Name Drop
"There is something so incredibly addictive to how K-dramas manage to weave tension into every episode and how the relationships between characters in these shows leave you hungry for more."
Amber Smith on the inspiration behind her new YA novel, The Way I Am Now
"I wanted to show what healing and love and justice can look like through the lens of this relationship, between these two people who each have known their own traumas."
Kathryn Purdie on the timeless beckoning of fairy tales and her new YA fantasy, The Forest Grimm
"Their magic and influence is, and will forever be, limitless."
Susan Lee’s playlist for her new YA rom-com, The Name Drop
Listen to the sound of The Name Drop by Susan Lee
Rebecca Barrow on Self Discovery and her new YA novel, And Don’t Look Back
This post was written by Rebecca Barrow, author of And Don't Look Back.
There’s something about being a teenager that feels hallowed. Maybe it’s the way other people talk about it. People in their twenties, thirties, forties, waxing…
Lauren Muñoz on detective fiction for Gen-Z and her YA debut, Suddenly a Murder
This post was written by Lauren Muñoz, author of Suddenly a Murder.
Every generation delights in a criminal puzzle, and Gen Z is no exception.
Puzzle culture exploded about a hundred years ago, and with it came the Golden Age of…
Ciera Burch on writing her debut middle grade horror novel, Finch House
This post was written by Ciera Burch, author of Finch House.
On Writing a Horror Novel as a Scaredy-Cat by Ciera Burch.
Let me start off by saying that I've always loved scary books. As a kid, feeling my heart beat too quickly in my chest…
Jamison Shea on monsters and their debut novel, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me
This post was written by Jamison Shea, author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.
MONSTERS FEEL LIKE HOME by Jamison Shea
Surrounded by violent trickster fae, Jude Duarte in The Cruel Prince by Holly Black decides that if…
K. X. Song on her poignant debut YA novel, An Echo in the City
This post was written by K.X. Song, author of An Echo in the City.
Alienation and Belonging in the 2019 Hong Kong Protests by K. X. Song
Sometimes, story comes to me in character. Sometimes it comes to me in a question. In the case of An…
My Family & Other Deities by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr, authors of Queen of Gods
This post was written by Katharine & Elizabeth Corr, authors of Queen of Gods.
Our new novel, Queen Of Gods is the second part of the House Of Shadows duology; part one (Daughter Of Darkness) came out last year, and we are so happy…
Amelia Diane Coombs shares her All Alone With You inspired playlist
This post was written by Amelia Diane Coombs, author of All Along With You.
From the earliest drafts, All Alone With You has had music at its heart. Eloise, the main character, is more mathematic than creative, but when she’s forced to…
B.K. Borison shares her most anticipated romance novels for the second half of 2023
This post was written by B.K. Borison, author of In The Weeds.
I’m absolutely vibrating with excitement to get my hands on these romances from some truly spectacular authors.
I feel like 2023 has been an abundance of riches when it…