Author
Tacye
We are back with more Japanese translated fiction. These are all newly published / republished this year so hopefully you will find something!
Getting ready for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Here are five things you should do to get ready for the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie, including saving up for the new book box set.
Tom de Freston on illustrating the 25th Anniversary edition of Skellig
To celebrate 25 years of Skellig, Hachette Children's released a gorgeous edition featuring illustrations by Tom de Freston.
Atlas Weyland Eden chats winning the 2023 BBC Young Writers’ Award
We catch up with Atlas Weyland Eden, winner of the 2023 BBC Young Writers' Award, about his writing career.
Deirdre Sullivan on using ghosts to write about trauma in Wise Creatures
Deirdre Sullivan on why she uses the horror genre to write about trauma and how Wise Creatures is a story about strength.
Alex Sarkis chats Something Blue capturing West Sydney
Alex Sarkis on Something Blue capturing life as a Lebanese in West Sydney and recommending five more Aussie books.
Jean Menzies on the life lessons in Live Like a Goddess
Jean Menzies chats researching for her YA nonfiction collection, Live Like a Goddess, and why we should learn from mythological women.
Rebecca Barrow on And Don’t Look Back and queer thriller recommendations
As we leave August behind and move into the chilly season, it is time to recommend some thrillers and spooky reads.
Liz Kessler on middle grade war stories like Code Name Kingfisher
Liz Kessler on making Code Name Kingfisher relatable to modern readers and adapting her war story to suit a middle grade audience.
Natasha Devon on Babushka exploring sex ed in schools
Natasha Devon shares what sex ed and LGBTQ+ education was like back in the 2000s and why she explores it in her latest, Babushka.
Lauren Layfield on Indi Raye Is Totally Faking It immortalising her teenage experiences
Lauren Layfield on British Guyanese representation in Indi Raye is Totally Faking it and tapping into her memories to create Indi Raye.
Win 1 of 2 copies of Fall of Ruin and Wrath
Enter for a chance to win 1 of 2 copies of Fall of Ruin and Wrath, the first book in a new adult series by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Books with a special edition out in 2023
Reading books and buying books are two different hobbies, so here are 14 books with a special edition out this year!
Gretchen Rue chats her low-stake cozy read, Something Wicked
Gretchen Rue chats Something Wicked being a low stake, cozy Halloween read, and recommends seven more fall-vibes books.
Michael Thomas Ford on Every Star That Falls, highly anticipated sequel of Suicide Notes
Suicide Notes came out back in 2008. Michael Thomas Ford finally wrote the highly anticipated sequel, Every Star That Falls.