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We chat with Katrina Northern at Vintage Books about the market campaign behind Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.
Win 1 of 2 copies of the gorgeous City of Bones 15th anniversary edition
City of Bones, the first book leading to the glorious Shadowhunter world created by Cassandra Clare, was published in the UK 15 years ago. To celebrate this milestone, Walker Books, publisher of The Mortal Instruments series in the UK, is…
Lisa Williamson opens up about difficult conversations in First Day of My Life
Lisa Williamson chats about how conversations can help navigate difficult situations with friends and family in First Day of My Life.
Caroline O’Donoghue on writing about counter-cultural movements in All Our Hidden Gifts
Caroline O'Donoghue chats why queer and trans people are foundational figures within magical communities and she honors it in All Our Hidden Gifts.
Alison Weatherby, author of The Secrets Act, talks life in Bletchley Park
Alison Weatherby chats what she would want to do at Bletchley Park and whether she could keep secrets like those in The Secrets Act.
Ella McLeod on forcing readers to radically imagine the protagonist in Rapunzella, Or Don’t…
Ella McLeod's debut, Rapunzella, Or Don't Touch My Hair merges poetry and prose in a stunningly lyrical exploration of a teenager coming into her power as a young woman.
Rapunzella is imprisoned in an enchanted forest made of her own…
The ultimate guide to YALC 2022: Interview excerpts & synopsis
YALC returns after a long hiatus, and we've made you this ultimate compilation of synopsis and interview excerpts.
Gina Blaxill talks male allyship in You Can Trust Me
"Being an ally is both simple and difficult, and I think You Can Trust Me acknowledges that, which I hope makes it an effective guide."
Lily Lindon chats the complicated queer community in Double Booked
"Queer people are still people, it's not a magic wand of unique moral perfection... At the end of the day, queer people are not automatically nor exclusively able to be 'kind' or 'accepting'!"
WIN the entire Yoto Carnegie Award shortlist
Katya Balen won both the Yoto Carnegie Award and the Shadowers’ Choice Award this year with her beautifully written work, October, October.
To celebrate this year's amazing shortlist titles, we are giving you a chance to win the entire…
Kat Dunn talks writing the details of daily life in Glorious Poison, the conclusion to her epic…
"he details of daily life are what I love about historical fiction – it’s as close to time travel as we can get."
Molly Morris talks teenagers coping with grief in her unforgettable novel, This Is Not the End
"eenagers experience profound loss and love and stress and anguish in the same way adults do and a lot of the time alongside adults."
Kathryn Foxfield on making characters tick in her thriller, Tag, You’re Dead
When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt - a live-streamed, citywide game of Tag in which the prize is to be one of his live-in acolytes - his fans go wild. The whole world is watching. The contestants are kitted out…
Sue Divin talks the courage to build peace in Guard Your Heart
"Novels teach us through empathy – through our heart. I’m hoping that readers will connect with issues around identity and human rights as well as building peace and respect – those concepts can apply much wider than just Northern Ireland."
Phil Earle talks writing for underdogs in When the Sky Falls
"What I’m interested in people’s ability to do good, regardless of the difficult starts to their lives."