young adult

With stories of brothers and sisters, breakups and make-ups and life and death, these April YA releases are set to make Spring 2021 the best reading season yet. Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw (1st April) New Orleans Fang Fest,…

Featuring multiple honest and unique POV's, a genre-bending, time-travelling plot and poignant conversations about race, privilege and sexuality, One of the Good Ones, the newest YA novel by sister writing duo Maika and Maritza Moulite, is…

To celebrate the release of Phoenix Flame, the epic conclusion to her Havenfall duology, we caught up with author Sara Holland to talk all things family, pandemics and her incredible new YA fantasy novel, Phoenix Flame.…

This post was written by Alexandra Christo, author of City of Spells. For a long time, women’s roles in fantasy were reserved only for the damsels. For the women who need rescuing, or for the love interests to the male heroes. They were…

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…

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…

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'…

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…

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…

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…

After the incredible success of his debut novel, Opposite of Always, Justin A. Reynolds is back and both breaking and mending our hearts once more with his new YA novel, Forever Ends on Friday and we couldn't have been more excited to have…

Courtney Summers is no stranger to devastating her readers. Exploring everything from rape culture to murder to mental health, her books have pushed our emotions in every direction and had our eyes glued to the pages of her stories. And…

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,…

To celebrate the release of her delicious new YA contemporary debut novel, A Pho Love Story, we had the pleasure of talking with author, Loan Le, about everything from writing to food to families in YA to being a child of immigrants.…

This guest post was written by Emily Victoria, author of This Golden Flame. To celebrate the release of her page-turning debut YA sci-fi fantasy, This Golden Flame, Emily Victoria opens up about her experiences as an #OwnVoices aroace…