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Inspired by fairytales such as Beauty and the Beast, Bitterthorn follows a witch who comes to claim a companion once a generation
Calum McSwiggan chats the inspiration behind the title, Straight Expectations
Today we have the honour of chatting with Calum McSwiggan about his debut YA novel, Straight Expectation
Manon Steffan Ros on adapting The Blue Book of Nebo from Welsh to English
Today we have the honour of chatting with Manon Steffan Ros about her shortlisted novel, The Blue Book of Nebo.
Tom Benn chats getting working-class female voices right in Oxblood
Following the Dodds family that once ruled over Manchester, Oxblood gives readers a glimpse into the lives of three generations of women.
Go watch Tom Hiddleston and Asa Butterfield read poetry everyday
Last month, Allie Esiri, famous curator and host of live poetry events, was joined by Asa Butterfield, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Kate Fleetwood, Tom Hiddleston, Dária Plahtíy and Helena Bonham Carter at the National Theatre.
WIN 1 of 2 sets of BookTok hit Fate & Flame by K.A. Tucker
If you are on BookTok, or any other social media really, you will have heard of K.A. Tucker.
Senta Rich chats how her interest in psychology helped shape Hotel 21
We had the honour of chatting with Senta Rich on her incredibly funny and heartwarming book, Hotel 21
Claire McGlasson chats the Mass Observation archive The Misadventures of Margaret Finch
The Misadventures of Margaret Finch sends readers to Blackpool in 1938, where Margaret Finch – a rather demure young woman – has just begun work as a research assistant for the Mass Observation project.
Marie Lu chats simple gadgets for her secret agents in Stars and Smoke
We had the honour of chatting with Marie Lu about all the fun she had researching for Stars and Smoke.
Win the entire Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023 shortlist
We are back with more exciting news about the UK’s longest running and best-loved book awards for children and young people, The Yoto Carnegies.
Melissa Welliver chats finding humour in her dystopian novel My Love Life and the Apocalypse
My Love Life and the Apocalypse is a YA sci-fi with slowburn romance and vintage 90s-00s culture references.
21 Debut Novels from January to March 2023
We love supporting debut authors, so today we are recommending you 21 debut novels that came out in January to March this year.
Roland Chambers tells us 5 facts about Charles Darwin and The Rage of the Sea Witch
This guest post is written by Roland Chambers, author of The Adventures of Billy Shaman: The Rage of the Sea Witch.
Alexandra Bracken on the folklores that inspire Silver in the Bone
"Isn’t it amazing how certain stories just creep into your cultural awareness and take root?"
Maureen Johnson chats the challenges of writing a manor house murder for Nine Liars
Following Stevie Bell and her friends' journey abroad in England, Nine Liars brings readers back to a double-murder cold case set in 1995.