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Naomi Gibson talks AI programming in her debut YA novel, Every Line of You
Every Line of You is a thriller about a girl who uses AI to cope with her grief, except the project becomes bigger than she ever anticipated...
Finn Longman talks compassion, hope and dealing with pain in their debut YA novel, The Butterfly…
"Compassion, because Isabel is human and deserves second chances and deserves safety, and hope, because there is too much despair in the world already."
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock chats small towns and linking short stories in Everyone Dies Famous in a Small…
"Short stories, like radio, need to be succinct and every word must be essential."
Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam talk hope and poetry in their novel in verse, Punching the Air
"Hope is knowing that there is always another day, another minute, another second to make things right."
“I like books which grab you on page one and don’t let you go – and that those are the kind of…
The Queen of YA fiction is back.
David Valdes on his queer time travelling YA debut, Spin Me Right Round
This post is sponsored by Bloomsbury.
Following modern day gay teen, Luis Gonzalez, after he finds himself having travelled back in time to his parents' era to save a closeted classmates life, David Valdes' debut YA novel, Spin Me Right…
Kat Cho talks K-Pop, dream casts and her gorgeous new YA contemporary, Once Upon a K-Prom
To all K-Pop, K-Drama and childhood-friends-to-lovers fans out there, consider this your warning that author, Kat Cho, is about to become your new best friend thanks to her swoon-worthy new YA contemporary novel, Once Upon a K-Prom.…
Sara Barnard talks travelling solo and welcoming the unknown in her YA novel, Destination Anywhere
"Be realistic about what travelling solo means – are you prepared to feel lonely sometimes?"
Simon James Green talks school drama, elections campaign for the LGBTQ+ club and his new novel, Gay…
Gay Club! is a hilarious story about LGBTQ+ students fighting to win Presidency at the club's election.
Bryony Pearce talks necromancy and her new book, Raising Hell
I start my stories with a ‘what if?’ In this case it was ‘what if magic suddenly started working?’
Grace D. Li talks fantasy heists and her phenomenal debut novel, Portrait of a Thief
Get ready to meet the heist book of your dreams with Grace D. Li's truly sensational debut novel, Portrait of a Thief.
Getaway drivers, romance, hacking and nail-biting heists, Portrait of a Thief, has everything you could want from a…
Ann Sei Lin on her brilliantly inventive YA fantasy debut, Rebel Skies
This post is sponsored by Walker.
Highly inventive, with intricate world building, intriguing characters and an action-packed plot, Rebel Skies, the magical debut YA fantasy from Anne Sei Lin, is a must read for fantasy fans old and new.…
Emily Henry discusses her delightfully bookish new rom-com, Book Lovers
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…
James Goodhand talks toxic masculinity in Man Down
James Goodhand chats about incorporating toxic masculinity and other mental health issues in his latest YA book, Man Down.
Aneesa Marufu on her captivating debut YA novel, The Balloon Thief
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…