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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…

With its adorable queer romance, honest mental health representation, heartwarming friendship group and lovable cast of characters, there's no question as to why we've all spent the past few years head over heels for Alice Oseman's gorgeous…

This post was written by Mark Ballabon, author of Home. I come from a varied background in the arts - from music and composition, dance and choreography, to non-fiction writing and poetry. So it seemed very natural to include some of these…

Page-turning from the first page until the last, Kit Frick's new dark academia YA thriller, Very Bad People, is impossible to put down. To celebrate its release, we sat down with Kit to ask her a few questions about this fabulous new…

For a graphic novel read that packs a punch from the first page until the last, look no further than Girl on Fire, the action packed graphic novel from bestselling author and 15-time Grammy Award-winning artist, Alicia Keys. To celebrate…

With its high stakes, unique witchy magic and Cape Town setting, Mary Watson's new YA fantasy, Blood to Poison, is a gripping exploration of misogyny, generational pain and the power of girls expressing their anger. This unique story will …

Like all great stories across mediums, Science Fiction/ Fantasy is a genre that’s built atop an altar of tropes. Sometimes, you’ll hear people utter tropes like it’s a taboo word. However, it isn’t! Tropes are what breathe life and…

If you're in the market for an energetic and vibrant YA read full of passion, music, family hijinks, romance and one truly incredible wedding, Sajni Patel's new YA rom-com, My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding, is the book for you and we were…