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Last year, Joya Goffney chatted with us on list making while writing her debut novel, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry. This time, we are honoured to chat with her on Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl. A powerful story about loving yourself,…
Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett chat Gender Swapped Greek Myths
For thousands of years, Greek myths have been told and retold. Today, these myths continue to shape our ideas about justice, tragedy and what makes a hero's journey. Karrie and Jonathan love these stories, and have found a way to breathe…
Rebecca Ross chats Scottish influences behind Elements of Cadence
Rebecca Ross, known for her The Queen's Rising YA duology, has penned her first adult duology, Elements of Cadence. Consisting of A River Enchanted and A Fire Endless, the duology is set on the magical isle of Cadence where girls are going…
25+ books by Asian authors released in 2022
From YA books that are heavily inspired by Asian folklores to biographies and translated works.
Lucie Arnoux chats telling her personal stories in Je Ne Sais Quoi
Growing up in Marseille as a misfit with a passion for drawing, Lucie Arnoux decides to settle in London to pursue her dream career as a comics writer. Je Ne Sais Quoi shows us London through the eyes of a mischievous and clear-sighted…
Win a set of GILDED and CURSED by Marissa Meyer
Written by Marissa Meyer, queen of fairy tale retelling, Cursed is the sequel to the New York Times-bestselling Rumpelstiltskin retelling duology. For those who haven't read the first volume, Gilded follows a miller's daughter who has…
For fans of Heartstopper: 13 graphic novels to read before 2022 ends
Finished Alice Oseman's 'Heartstopper' series and don't know which graphic novel series to start next? We've got your back!
Mary E Pearson chats the world building behind the Remnant Chronicles and more
Learn about the world building behind her trilogy.
Emily McGovern chats the research behind her graphic novel, Twelve Percent Dread
"I really enjoyed the research for this part, which I mostly did just by Googling and reading different articles - I’d often get to an internal state I’d describe as 'scream-laughter'."
Racquel Marie chats being free from internalized, heteronormative expectations in Ophelia After All
"But queerness has granted me community and freedom from a lot of my internalized, heteronormative expectations of what a happy life has to look like."
Laura Steven chats researching gothic for The Society for Soulless Girls
"Our anger is constantly forced downwards, away from our mouths and fists, pressed deep into our bellies, a pressure valve with no release. And we wonder why it so often spills over. We wonder why we feel so evil when it does."
Fran Hart chats The Other Ones, her heartwarming tale for the outcasts
Sal hates standing out. But he lives in a haunted house - and everybody knows it. His oldest friend, Dirk, tries to help... but he wants to stay popular, and Sal isn't helping. Elsie was popular - until recently. Now she's on the outcast's…
Jion Sheibani talks the “indescribability” of music and her poetic YA book, The Silver Chain
The Silver Chain is an illustrated coming-of-age verse novel about family, mental health and the healing power of music. Azadeh is a budding violinist on a music scholarship at an expensive private school, dealing with all the usual trials…
Emma Carroll chats revamping Hans Christian Andersen in The Little Match Girl Strikes Back
Emma Carroll reworked the Hans Christian Andersen classic in The Little Match Girl Strikes Back. Along with illustrations from Lauren Child, this book is a brilliant feminist retelling that gives the match girl a much deserved voice. We had…
Rosie Talbot chats subtle reps and the `Britishness’ of Sixteen Souls
Rosie Talbot, known on BookTok as @merrowchild, has finally released her debut YA novel, Sixteen Souls with Scholastic after an unusual publishing journey. The heartfelt novel follows Charlie Frith as he realises that one of his own ghostly…