Kate Oldfield

This post is sponsored by Walker. A beautifully written and page-turning exploration of grief, passion, heartbreak and fate, Kelis Rowe's debut YA novel, Finding Jupiter, is an emotional and powerful contemporary read your bookshelves will…

2022 has already gifted our bookshelves with countless new YA reads to fall in love with and despite the year having reached its halfway point, the fabulous new releases just keep coming. With stories of belonging, first love, wishes,…

This post is sponsored by Bloomsbury. Following modern day gay teen, Luis Gonzalez, after he finds himself having travelled back in time to his parents' era to save a closeted classmates life, David Valdes' debut YA novel, Spin Me Right…

This post is sponsored by Faber. If you're in the market for a laugh out loud, rom-com with a charismatic main character with a passion for music, Christine Pillainayagam's brilliantly funny debut, Ellie Pillai is Brown, is the book for…

To all K-Pop, K-Drama and childhood-friends-to-lovers fans out there, consider this your warning that author, Kat Cho, is about to become your new best friend thanks to her swoon-worthy new YA contemporary novel, Once Upon a K-Prom.…

Casey McQuiston is back and this time she's dipping her toe in the world of young adult, with their new YA contemporary, I Kissed Shara Wheeler. With all of Casey's signature heart, humour and love, I Kissed Shara Wheeler is a laugh out…

Get ready to meet the heist book of your dreams with Grace D. Li's truly sensational debut novel, Portrait of a Thief.  Getaway drivers, romance, hacking and nail-biting heists, Portrait of a Thief, has everything you could want from a…

This post was written by Tracy Darnton, author of Ready or Not. My latest thriller, Ready or Not, is out in May. Set at a beautiful holiday home in Cornwall, teenager Kat goes missing during a late-night game of hide-and-seek. A set of…

Small town meets big city love in Emily Henry's new delightfully bookish rivals-to-lovers romance, Book Lovers. Once again, Emily has totally knocked it out of the park with this utterly swoon-worthy rom-com and to celebrate its release, we…

This post was written by Christine Pillainayagam, author of Ellie Pillai is Brown and is sponsored by Faber. When I first started learning piano it was because my older sister was taking lessons, and I, the annoying younger sibling…

This post is sponsored by Walker. Following Kurara, a young teen with the ability to bring paper to life, after she boards a sky ship to become the crew's Crafter, a hunter of wild paper spirits called shikigami, Ann Sei Lin's debut, Rebel…

From K-pop and country stars to mermaids and the apocalypse, there's truly the perfect read for everyone within these fabulous May 2022 YA releases. Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer (3rd May) Magic has been banished in…

This post was written by Vincent Tirado, author of Burn Down, Rise Up Lately, I’ve become a huge fan of Our Flag Means Death. It’s an amazing historical comedy about the adventures of one Stede Bonnet, an aristocrat who abandons his life…

This post is sponsored by Chicken House Books. With adventure, magic, travel, friendship and fantastic discussions of misogyny and racism, Aneesa Marufu’s YA debut, The Balloon Thief, is an exciting, captivating and transportive read you…