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This post was written by Akshaya Raman, author of The Ivory Key One of my favourite aspects of writing The Ivory Key was getting to incorporate elements of my own heritage into the story. But growing up, I never saw fantasy books that had…

2022 has arrived and it's on a mission to empty our bank accounts and fill our already overflowing TBR's. With YA stories of axe wielding huntswomen, figure skaters, reality TV stars, time travelling monsters, boy bands, aspiring…

From groundbreaking debuts and epic series finales to all consuming romances, heart-stopping thrillers, mind blowing fantasies and everything in between, 2021 has delivered countless incredible new YA reads and, in no particular order, here…

From flower arranging and blizzards to mermaids and epic series finales, these sensational upcoming YA releases are the perfect companions to the chilly November days heading our way. Tahira in Bloom by Farah Heron (1st November)…

Fairy tales have always been pretty recognizable. Whether the heroine on its pages is a fragile young girl cursed by a witch or a young man in search of proving his fortune, the tropes set the story in stone, so that to every reader, they…

Baking, possessions, werewolves, magic mirrors and so much more, it's time to start your autumn reading with these 15+ October 2021 YA books. Why We Fly by Kimberly Jones & Gilly Segal (5th October) Two high school…

Sure, September might signal the end of summer and the start of the back to school season but this year it also includes new YA book releases featuring Victorian tightrope dancers, apothecary apprentices, rebellion, romance, our favourite…

From pop stars to book-bound demons to accidental resurrections, these 20+ August YA releases have it all and more... Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin (3rd August) After getting kicked off the basketball team for a fight that was…

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,…

From music festivals and cursed princesses to k-pop stars and blood thirsty princes, their's truly a story for everyone amongst these fabulous July YA releases. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim (6th July) Shiori, the only…

There are so many amazing fantasy stories to look forward to this year from a surge of witches, to gritty urban fantasy, and heartfelt tales of warriors on a mission. I’m so excited to share what got me so hyped about these upcoming titles…

This post was written by Simon James Green, author of You're the One That I Want I’ve always been a big fan of Grease, so having the characters in my new YA novel, You’re the One that I Want, put on an actual school production of it was…

This post was kindly written by Suzanne Park, author of Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous. There are so many amazing 2021 YA contemporary books that have recently released or are coming out soon, and my reading list is lonnnnng, like…

Romance, witches, secrets, weddings, space, murder, family, dance, zombies and even a few chickens, these June YA book releases have it all and more. A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow (1st June) Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw…

From anonymous blackmailers and fake dating to the Titanic and summer love triangles, it's safe to say May 2021 is not here to play. Especially when it comes to lengthening our already never ending 'to read' lists with these upcoming 40+ YA…